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by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE/SIREN – For many people of this era, the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are one of those “where were you when it happened” moments, and still rate as one of the most bizarre, helpless times in modern memory. Even in remote northern Wisconsin, the events of that morning sent chills down many officials’ spines.

That morning, the Polk County Emergency Management office in Balsam Lake became a hub of activity, as they had one of the few TVs in the plaza, and

director Richard Fabbrini was in near constant contact with local officials. Fabbrini has since passed away, but his secretary at the time, Kathy Poirier, recalls the office was a gathering point of sorts, as he was open to queries from the press, law enforcement and others as the events unfolded.

“I remember there were people in and out all day,” stated Poirier, who is now the emergency management director.

“Nobody knew what was going on.”

Polk County Sheriff Peter Johnson was working as a deputy on a day-shift patrol when the attacks took place. “I actually remember that I was going out to a call in Sterling township when I first heard that a plane had hit the World Trade Center,” he recalled, listening to the account on the radio at the time.

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Anthem to the north NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Perhaps one of the best promotional videos for Northwest Wisconsin this year came in the form of a music video by the band Rocket Club. The single “North Country,” released in May, pays tribute to northerners love for weekend getaways up north, according to the band’s Web site, rocketclub.info. Created by Twin Cities filmmaker Joe Brandmeier, the “North Country” video showcases the band hitting the road and heading up north - specifically to Polk and Burnett counties. If you look closely you’ll see scenes of Bean’s Country Griddle in Frederic (including a cameo by co-owner/waitress Vonnie Anderson), Ray’s Firestone, the Lodge at Crooked Lake (where the band is shown performing), and the rocks at Taylors Falls/St. Croix Falls and scenes from a lake somewhere around Webster (rumored to be Johnson Lake). K102 dubbed the catchy tune an anthem to the North. “We are incredibly excited about ‘North Country’ as our newest single,” said Don Smithmier, Rocket Club vocalist. “As a Minnesota band, we realized there are a lot of songs that pay tribute to the southern states – Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi – but none that are dedicated to the northern part of the country. This is a song that captures the universal love for heading up north to be with family and friends.”You can find the video on YouTube or by visiting the band’s Web site. - with information from rocketclub.info.

ABC solicits art for exhibits BURNETT COUNTY - There are many talented artists, artisans, crafters and writers in Burnett County. Arts Burnett County would like to provide visibility and sales opportunities for them in various places and at events in the area. There are two current exhibit opportunities. The first is an ABC-sponsored art show as a part of the Siren Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Tuesday, Sept.

20, at the Lakeview Event Center. The second is more ambitious: a rotating, seasonal display of art in a public space: – the Siren Village Hall. To that end, ABC sends out a call for artwork and literary submissions. Anyone who has framed, ready-to-hang visual art or three-dimensional works such as textiles, pottery, sculpture, jewelry or ceramics is welcome to submit them for consideration in the Chamber Dinner ABC Art Show. Prose or poetry on one 8-½-by11 sheet may also be submitted. Exhibits at the Siren Village Hall will have a seasonal theme that rotates every three months. Art representing a fall/early-winter theme will be considered for display Oct. 3 – Dec. 31 Artists wishing to exhibit three-dimensional items must supply their own secure display units; submissions will be considered on a case-by-case and on a space-available basis. Artists may list their works for sale. Contact information will be included on a card that accompanies the exhibited work(s). ABC assumes no responsibility for theft or damage and recommends participants insure their work. Submissions may be brought to the Siren Village Hall by/before Sept. 15. Each piece must be accompanied by attached paperwork with the title of the piece, the artist’s name, the medium used, address, phone number, e-mail and Web address if applicable. For additional information, call Chris Moeller, 715-3498399, or e-mail chamber@visitsiren.com. - submitted

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This woman found a rare moment alone at an otherwise crowded Siren Lions/Lioness Labor Day Yard Sale held Sept. 2-4 at Crooked Lake Park in Siren. The yearly event attracts thousands and raises thousands of dollars for the clubs and the projects they undertake in the interest of Siren and the surrounding community. More photos on back page of Currents section. - Photo by Gary King

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Sarah Pischer, regional tourism specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, will be giving the presentation, “The Power of Tourism” at the Burnett County Board of Supervisor’s meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Burnett County Government Center north of Siren.

For the past several months, Wisconsin Department of Tourism specialists have been taking the presentation on the road to county boards as part of the department’s mission – to inspire travelers to choose Wisconsin and, in doing so, drive the economy by creating jobs and revenue for the state.

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Security in Wisconsin after 9/11: 10 years later A decade after 9/11 attacks, Wisconsin’s homeland security spending falls sharply

by Jason Smathers Wis. Center for Investigative Journalism Special to the Leader STATEWIDE - La Crosse Fire Chief Gregg Cleveland says his firefighters could be at risk for injury or death in certain rescue situations, if specialized federally funded training is cut.

Before training, “firefighters were putting themselves at risk,” Cleveland says.

“That results in injuries and potential fatalities because they don’t have the expertise of doing this.”

Kristin Gunther, a state policy analyst who helps agricultural businesses plan responses to contamination or disruptions in the food supply, wonders whether her program will soon end. She says there’s no “long-term vision” for it beyond 2012.

Milwaukee Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing is unsure how southeastern Wisconsin will find new resources to prevent and respond to large-scale disasters now that a federally funded Milwaukee-area security program is in jeopardy.

That’s because federal funding for much of the state’s homeland security effort, designed to prepare and protect Wisconsin in the event of terrorist attacks and other emergencies, is being drastically cut as Congress focuses on states that are more likely terrorism targets.

The grant programs were launched in 2002 as a response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Wisconsin is better prepared to prevent and respond to terrorism and natural disasters, experts say, thanks in part to more than $425 million in federal money allocated for state homeland-security efforts.

Local and national experts interviewed by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism agree that the initiatives have enhanced emergency response and safety throughout the nation. But they sharply disagree about whether budget cuts proposed by Congress are a good idea.

Brig. Gen. Donald Dunbar, head of Wisconsin’s Homeland Security Council, says the state has made significant progress in preparedness since 9/11, but acknowledges the reduction in funding could harm some of those efforts.

“The drop in fiscal support will clearly affect our ability to address our priorities and may eliminate entire programs,” Dunbar says.

Michael Greenberger, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland, says the drawdown of federal support will undermine state and local emergency response nationwide.

“It is already going on throughout the country,” Greenberger says. “We’re not talking about homeland security — we’re talking about traditional public safety, and that’s being eroded, day by day.”

Matt Mayer of the Heritage Foundation, who formerly headed the federal Homeland Security Office of Grants and

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The U.S. Navy’s USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship, slides into the Menominee River during its launch at Marinette Marine on Dec. 4, 2010. In recent years, Marinette County has received more than $626,000 in federal homeland security funds to protect its port on the Menominee River, near Lake Michigan. - Photo courtesy AP Photo/Lockheed Martin

Training, says the cuts mean the nation is focusing its resources on heavily populated urban areas most at risk for manmade or natural disasters.

“We should stop sending money to Montana and Wyoming, significantly cut the money going to Wisconsin or Ohio,” says Mayer, a visiting fellow for the conservative think tank. “That’s not to say you won’t have a lone wolf incident in the Mall of America next to you … but no amount of money will help stop that.”

Wisconsin’s homeland security funding has declined sharply, from a height of more than $75 million in 2004 to between $16 million and $26 million this year. Such funding pays for hazardous materials response training, supports intelligence-gathering centers in Milwaukee and Madison and allows local agencies to buy equipment, such as the $400,000 mobile Emergency Command Center purchased by Dane County in 2004.

In May, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it was cutting 33 cities out of 2011 funding for the Urban Areas Security Initiative, a federal grant program that funds multijurisdictional terrorism prevention, including personnel, equipment and training, for urban communities at high risk of attack.

The Milwaukee-area program, which covers a five-county region in southeastern Wisconsin, was among those cut.

Even without funding moving forward, the program will not come to a grinding halt, says Greg Engle, homeland security program director for the state Office of Justice Assistance. He says the program can sustain itself for a time with grant money it has already received.

However, once that money is spent, the future of the urban-preparedness program is uncertain, Engle says.

In June, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2012 homeland security appropriations bill, reducing overall funding by $1.1 billion to $42.3 billion.

Funding for state and local grant programs would be cut in half.

In addition, the state’s share of firefighter assistance grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have dropped more than 50 percent over the past few years to about $10 million last year.

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, sponsored the bill that cuts state homeland security grants. Aderholt estimated that $13 billion in state and local grants dating back to 2005 still had not been spent. He said the grant program needs to shrink until the department spends down the balance and can demonstrate that money has been used effectively.

“But we simply cannot keep throwing money into a clogged pipeline when our debt is soaring out of control,” Aderholt said on the House floor. “I believe it’s our duty to reform these grant programs.”

While experts like Mayer agree with Aderholt, others suggest the cuts might be made in haste.

Brian Jackson, a scientist for the RAND Corporation who specializes in terrorism preparedness, says there was such a rush to spend money to protect the nation in the wake of 9/11 that there was little focus on “building in” evaluation efforts to track programs effectiveness. “There is the risk,” he says, “that we will cut things that are effective and valuable.”

Police seek man who assaulted town garage attendant, stole truck BURNETT COUNTY - Local authorities are seeking a 26-year-old escaped inmate in connection with an aggravated battery and vehicle theft at the Town of Blaine garage at about noon on Saturday, Sept. 3.

The Burnett County Sheriff's Department received a report of the incidents at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Deputies are seeking Caleb W. Smith, an escaped inmate from the Gordon Correctional Facility, as a possible suspect in

this incident. Smith walked away from a work detail in Minong during the early-morning hours of Saturday. He is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, with a long goatee and moustache. He has ties to

Caleb Smith

the Waukesha area. Smith fled from the Blaine Town Shop in the victim’s truck, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, bearing Wisconsin license plate 19774.

The victim in this incident, 82-year-old William Slipher of Danbury, was transported by ambulance to a Duluth hospital where his condition is improving.

Smith may have stolen a knife from the man he assaulted and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone having information about

Smith’s whereabouts, or who may have seen this vehicle, is asked to call the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office at 715-3492128 or their local law enforcement agency by calling 911.

Watch the Inter-County Leader’s Web site, www.the-leader.net, for any updates on this story. - with information from Burnett County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Innocence lost/from page 1 ond plane hit.”

As to millions of others, that second plane meant something different. And the possibility of other planes became a staggering reality.

“It was then that there was little doubt that this was a terrorist attack,“ Johnson said. “After that, I ... was glued to the television watching events unfold. I remember thinking that the world was really going to change.”

Current Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland was Siren Police chief when the attacks occurred, and while he wasn’t on duty at the time, he was a short time later, and recalled feeling a sort of “innocence lost” that day.

“I knew life would never be the same in this country again,” he said. “It definitely was going to be a different world.”

Roland and thousands of others in Burnett County were still reeling from the damage and tragedy of the Siren tornado a few months prior, and while the 9/11 attacks left millions stunned and shocked, the tornado had left many local residents realizing that threats are everywhere, something Burnett County Emergency Management Director Bobbi Sichta said had already hit home.

“To tell you the truth, I was so involved in one [the tornado destruction] that the other one didn’t pull me away so much,” Sichta said. “But it hit home, because we know now that it could happen anywhere, for whatever reason.”

Roland became very involved in disaster preparedness, with both his involvement in the tornado response and also due to the 9/11 attacks, and while he said many people seem to think we are vastly removed from the scenarios of terrorism, that isn’t always true.

“We have found suspected terrorists here,” Roland said, noting how several people on federal terrorist watch lists have been arrested. “Have they done anything wrong? I don‘t know. The federal government says they maybe did.”

Others have confirmed over the years that due to the remoteness and availability of large tracts of land, there are true concerns about “sleeper cells” or compounds that may have all sorts of anti-American activities going on. For several years, parts of the Barrens were indeed rumored to have connections to anti-government, militia groups, such as the Posse Comitatus, and other far-right wing groups that seemed to spring up in the 1990s.

Roland noted that such groups are a new reality, and that the real concern is that they move to new levels and methods, and that some of the training he has pushed for includes awareness on weapons of mass destruction, agriculture and biohazards, sleeper cells and more.

“Probably the biggest change I see within law enforcement is an increase in training, communication and coordination among local, state, and federal agencies,” Johnson stated. “Our federal intelligence agencies are getting better at finding out information and then disseminating that information to the people that need to get it.”

Roland agreed that the “chances of a local attack are remote, at best,” but he pushes for response training in case his department or others are called upon to assist, saying that both counties have gone to extra lengths to prepare for the worst, just in case.

“We have to be ready,” Roland said, noting that the training has been worthwhile in other disasters, such as the recent July storms and massive tree blowdowns, which severed power and communication to thousands “It’s all about cooperation,” Roland said. “In the event we do need to respond.

Fires, windstorms, you name it. The tornado helped tremendously with the handling of volunteers ... and coordination.”

“Information and intelligence will be what keeps us safe in the future, and that’s where our priorities need to continue to be,” Johnson said.

Many of the same communication issues that were front and center in the 9/11 attacks had surfaced several months earlier in the Siren tornado: Lack of plans, lack of communications and interoperability, even the attitude that “it could never happen here,” which was immediately thrown out the window.

Communications were one need that all four officials believe are essential to expand, and while there was a ton of money thrown at terrorism in many unusual ways, communications needs were universally thought of as solid investments.

“Polk County has very little in it that would pose a high visibility target for terrorism,” Johnson speculated. “They want to hit high-visibility targets, but the soft targets, with little security, would be much easier, so we have to be aware of what’s going on around us.”

Roland also taxed about that scenario, and noted how the attacks turned us into “better witnesses.”

“Absolutely, people are more aware of their surroundings,” he said. “Be aware.

You never know when you might become a witness.”

Roland noted, in the months after 9/11, how critical it was for people to recall things out of place, unusual situations or events, how we need to treat almost any situation as a potential criminal situation.

“That attitude is now more pervasive,” he said. “People have a sixth sense of sorts, that says something isn’t right here.

It’s time to go somewhere else.”

He also said the attacks proved the usefulness of preparedness, planning and worst-case scenarios. “Obviously, nobody knows what the future will bring. The best we can do is prepare for the worst,” Roland stated. “We had this attitude that we were invincible. In reality, we were as vulnerable as Beirut, Lebanon.”

Gov. Walker reflects on 9/11 STATEWIDE – In a candid moment earlier this week, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reflected on the events of the morning of Sept. 11, also how he and his family responded to the tragedies, and how he hopes his two sons - who were only 6 and 8 at the time - would remember the events of those days.

Walker was serving in the Legislature and living in Wauwatosa at the time. He vividly remembers being in charge of their two kids that day, as his wife, Tonette, had gone to work early.

He recalled noticing a tiny TV atop the refrigerator in their kitchen, and how he had seen out of the corner of his eye that “something wild had happened” in New York and in Washington and later commented on “all the confusion on the news.”

He recalled taking his kids to school and later riding in his car pool to the Assembly, and he thought it was “remarkable,” and “still not fully grasping what was happening.”

“Like everyone else in the world, I sat in shock and awe that night ... horrified, not knowing what was going to happen next,” he said, later remembering the call from President Bush to put a candle out in front of their homes at a certain time a couple of nights later.

Walker called the evening “important and noteworthy,” how it was the whole neighborhood sitting outside, kids playing, singing old-fashioned patriotic songs, praying and “just coming together.”

“My hope is for the rest of their lives that my sons don’t focus so much on those towers coming down, but on the faces of their classmates, friends and neighbors who all came out that night, and the way we were all unified ... as Americans.” - Greg Marsten with information from Gov. Walker’s office

Remembering 9/11 Luck resident was at work in Washington, D.C., on that day

by Gwen Hansen-Palmer Special to the Leader LUCK - “The anniversary is starting to bother me, so I wrote this,” Gwen Hansen-Palmer explained in an e-mail describing the happenings of Sept. 11, 2001.

Hansen-Palmer was at work for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., on that fateful day.

“I heard my tenant on the front deck as I awoke at 5 in the morning,” HansenPalmer began. The remainder of this article is taken from her words as she recalled what happened after she woke up.

“I went downstairs for a cup of coffee, and joined (my tenant) in the dark on the deck. We heard a semi truck hit its brakes and slide into a crash on the main road into Columbia, Md., from Interstate 95.

‘Not a good start to my birthday, ‘she said.’ ‘Let’s hope it gets better,’ I said as I headed out to the corner to catch the commuter bus into downtown Washington, D.C. “I was sitting at my desk on the sixth floor when the fire alarm went off. That summer, due to repairs and construction in the street, the fire alarms had gone off constantly. I stayed put, but most everyone else ambled off to take advantage of a chance to grab another cup of coffee, a cigarette or just to get out of the building.

“When they came back, my co-worker Dave asked if I had an Internet connection. He said he had heard that the staff at the White House had run out of the building and left the area. He also said he had heard that the State Department had blown up.

“I dialed my sister in England, who was always watching news. She told us that CNN was reporting two airplanes had crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Seconds later, she reported that a plane had crashed into the Pentagon. As I relayed this news, a co-worker Sheila, two cubicles down from us, screamed.

Her daughter worked in the Pentagon.

Controlled panic broke out as none of us

Gwen Hansen-Palmer worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Benefits Administration in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. The accompanying story tells her memories of that fateful day. - Photos submitted

The flag shows the Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Benefits Administration in Washington, D.C., near the White House.

had enough information (on what was going on).”

Note: Sheila’s daughter worked near the area that had been destroyed in the Pentagon, but had not been hurt.

“When the decision to leave was passed down from whoever was in control, I dialed our sister in California, telling her what had happened and that a plane was still up, even though all planes had been grounded. Then I joined my fellow workers, asking for a ride north as we knew our commuter buses would not be coming into the city today.

“As we were waiting for the cars to come up from the garage, a plane appeared over the White House. En masse we all moved up against the buildings, lining the street in fear. A guy yelled out, ‘That’s one of ours.’ Everyone relaxed.

“The next morning, as I was getting ready for work, my tenant tried to dissuade me. I calmly informed her that, in the 30 years I had worked for the federal government, I had come to understand

that when there is a national emergency, we federal employees work. If my building had been destroyed, I would have been required to report to the nearest post office for work assignment. As my building was still standing, I went into work.

“Every day I went back in to work. As all airplanes had been grounded, our supervisors (who were in California for a meeting) had to drive cross-country to come back. Those of us who were still in the office were the only ones (available) should Congress, the White House and our 58 field offices needed our support.

“Friday, when the airplanes were allowed to fly again, I wouldn’t leave the house. Reality of what had happened had caught up with me. This was at the same time when mail with live anthrax was coming into thedistrict. One day, as I was talking to our secretary, I saw her put a stack of DD Form 1300s (Report of Casualty from the Department of Defense) on top of my pile of irradiated (to kill the anthrax) mail. Those forms were the reports

of the military victims of the plane (that hit) the Pentagon. It was our Compensation and Pension Service that would hand walk those forms speedily through the system so that widows, widowers, children and parents of the victims would receive compensation and burial benefits.

“When I retired and came to live in Luck in 2004, I discovered I had moved to a town from where someone had died in the Pentagon on Sept. 11. I also found out that my relatives in Polk County had been worried for me, especially when they could not contact me. They were able to find out I was OK through my sister in California.

“When asked why I left the East Coast, my answer is always the same: You only evacuate a city once in a lifetime. I’m hoping that barring a really bad tornado, I won’t have to evacuate Luck any time soon. It’s relatively peaceful here, and there are few planes in the skies. Now if someone would just do something about that black bear.”

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“An awesome, wonderful man”

Local 9/11 victim Lt. Col. Dean Mattson was a true hero to many

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson grew up on a farm west of Luck, and was only 57 years old when he was killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon.

He was likely among the first of those 184 victims to perish as the commandeered American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. at 9:37 a.m.

Mattson was well loved by his family and friends, with his younger brother, Dale, vividly recalling how Dean was his closest sibling.

“He would always take me to movies, or bowling, or to just do things together.

We were always very close,” Dale said, later recalling standing in the front yard of the farm when his older brother Dean got his draft notice into the United States Army in 1964, “I cried that day, right there in the front yard, because I knew I would be losing my brother.”

While Dean Mattson may have been drafted to service, he later devoted his life to the Army, and was less than three months shy of retirement when Flight 77 took his life. He was stationed as the executive officer for the Army Information Management Support Center in the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.

Dale said that his brother worked very closely with the civilian corps at the Pentagon, and was close friends with the director of the civilian hiring. He was apparently talking of hiring Dean to work in a similar capacity after his pending retirement, and the people in that office were so moved by Dean’s passing, that

Lt. Col. Dean Mattson. - Special photo the director made a special trip to Wisconsin for his local funeral services.

“And he just broke down and cried, stating what a wonderful man Dean was,” Dale said. “That meant so much to us all.”

Dean had only recently moved into the newly refurbished offices on the outer ring of the massive Pentagon complex before the attack, which had undergone additional security and fire break improvements just a short time prior, which likely saved hundreds of lives that morning.

When the Mattson family visited the site for Dean’s burial and honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Dale said he was shocked to see the outpouring of love and generosity toward their family, many of whom “felt like they knew us” because Dean had always talked of the family farm back home, of Wisconsin and his family. “They said he always lit up whenhe knew he was coming home.”

Lt. Col. Mattson has been immortalized and noted in several memorials, including at Arlington, and in various documen-

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Lt. Col. Dean Mattson's grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery - Special photo taries, but his brother said one of the biggest honors was the special marker stone placed at the Haustrup Cemetery in Laketown, which is where most of his family is also buried.

Dale said the morning of 9/11 was full of confusion, and that they had no idea how extensive the Pentagon attacks had been until quite a bit later in the day.

“But we had a gut feeling by midnight that night,” he said, thinking that somehow, some way, Dean would try to contact the family if he was safe. “We knew later [by not hearing from him] that he was either critically injured or gone.”

The family had a call from a co-worker and friend of Dean’s a short time later, who stated that they knew Dean had been one of the first victims, that his office was

right where one of the Flight 77 wings had entered the building, that it was the spot of the first, most extreme damage.

“We knew before the Army told us,” Dale said with a sigh, later noting how his brother was an extremely religious man who had a profound love for his family, country, friends and his God, whom he said he “glorified in every way.”

There was a massive outpouring of goodwill for the Mattson family after the tragedy, and Dale said it was so good to hear how Dean had been so important in so many people’s professional and personal lives over the years, and how respected he was, as a man and an officer.

“The attention was a really good thing,” Dale said. “These people [who died] in the Pentagon were true servants of our country, of our nation. I believe we’re indebted to them.”

Mattson has been honored at his alma mater, Luck School, with a plaque noting his passing and heroism, and while Dale and his family are still stricken with his tragic end, they know that he died a hero.

“One thing that really comforts the whole family is to know that he didn’t suffer,” Dale said stoically. “It all happened in just a blink of an eye. That’s really good for us to know ... it was real comfort.”

But the tragedy doesn’t overwhelm Dale’s good memories of his big brother, who was only four years older than him.

“I still think of all the great things about him, how good he was to me as a big brother, and I really mean that, “ Dale said with a light chuckle. “Really, you need to know what an awesome, wonderful man he was. He was just a really great guy.”

Lt. Col. Dean Mattson is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Dale said you can see his office from his grave site across the expansive, famous cemetery.

PHOTO AT LEFT: Members of Luck American Legion fired a salute at the funeral of Lt. Col. Dean Mattson, one of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. A funeral service was held at Luck Lutheran Church. PHOTO ABOVE: Some of the photos of Mattson were on display during the Luck service. - Photos by Gary King

Siren hires new administrative assistant

Patricia “Patti” Nelson, Milltown, started work Tuesday, Sept. 6, as the new part-time administrative assistant for the Siren Police Department.

Nelson previously worked for the village of Milltown. Photo by Nancy Jappe Exhibitors at the Wisconsin State Fair from Polk County included front row (L to R): Jenelle Larsen, Nicole Dittbrenner, Heather Wirth and Alex Wirth. Back row: Emily Petzel, Reese Johnston, Haley Yunker, Mitchell Johnston, Jena Alling, Joe Larsen and Randy Bertelsen. The Polk County sheep exhibitors were in the top three for educational displays at the state fair. Other honors from exhibitors included Emily Petzel with Champion Shropshire Ewe and Reserve Champion Shropshire bred and owned; Haley Yunker Champion AOB Wool Ewe and Champion AOB Wool bred and owned ewe. In the premier exhibitor competition Haley Yunker placed eighth overall, Emily Petzel ninth and Mitchell Johnston tenth. - Photo submitted

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Balsam Lake board puts the pedal down

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Almost everyone on the Balsam Lake Village Board has seen the brake lights, and there is no doubt that a pair of speed radar signs in the village have had a positive affect on driver speeds, the only issue was whether they were in the right places.

At their regular meeting on Tuesday Sept. 6, the board debated for some time about where to put a speed radar sign on CTH I, east of the village. Whether to place it in a 25-mph zone or further to the east in a 35-mph zone, where it would actually cost $20 less per month, since there is an existing power supply, and they would not need to do any borings under roadways or driveways.

“Where it is now is good because of foot traffic,” stated Police Chief Tom Thompson, who noted his own “wishy-washiness” in his reply. “But we might be creating a hazard by people looking at the sign and not looking for people at the

bridge. It’s hard to say where the best place is [for the radar sign].”

There is also a flashing semaphore at the location up the hill from the CTH I culvert near the millpond, and after quite a bit of discussion, the decision was made to move the radar sign further east, into the 35-mph zone, and then eliminate the flashing light, so as to cut the confusion possibilities.

In other board action: •The board approved a $1,145 proposal to have the village advertise in a full-page ad in the upcoming 2012 Polk County Tourism Guide, which is the same as the previous year.

•After some discussion on one driveway approach, and possible grade issues, the board approved paying the $5,000 final withheld payments for roadwork to A-1 Excavating for work this summer.

•The board approved a renewed contract with Waterman Sanitation of Amery for a new refuse and recycling contract, which has a slight increase in recycling costs, but goes from a two-year contract to a five-year contract. The contract length was increased because of the firms ability

RiverBank donates to backpack program ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Falls School District Backpack Project has been chosen as the September recipient of the RiverBucks program at The RiverBank.

They invite the kids, their parents and friends to stop by The RiverBank to enjoy a cup of coffee, espresso drink or a freshly

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•The board approved a labor negotiation plan that did not include pay adjustments for village employees affected by the recent state bargaining formulas. That formula has employees paying for 12.6 percent of their health insurance and 5.8 percent of their retirement costs.

There was some discussion that the village would try to adjust their pay to offset the changes, which amounts to cuts in employee pay by as much as $2.37/hour.

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However, he noted that the county highway project scope has been dialed back and will no longer include a complete roadway refurbishing, that it will now be just a 1-inch overlay.

The board voted to recommend the county move forward on developing a plan for the culvert, which would possibly included a walking path and decorative streetlights.

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Festival Theatre embarks upon matching grant program ST. CROIX FALLS - In June, Festival Theatre initiated a new matching grant program to supplement and solidify the financial future of the theater. The purpose of the new Core Contributors program is to raise $60,000 of new contributions this year and next that are over and above the generous gifts that have been previously been made by Festival’s many friends.

The launch of this new initiative is the result of many of the loyal supporters who have to date pledged in excess of $18,000 to a matching funds pool. Several of the pledge-makers were at the $1,000 level or greater, in addition to their annual contributions to the theater. Additional requests will be made for funds to match new contributions during the fall campaign to establish the fund at a level in excess of $20,000.

The matching funds pool will be used to match new gifts from individuals and businesses who have not previously made philanthropic gifts to Festival Theatre, which is a 501(c)(3) organization allowing gifts to be fully tax deductible. All new gifts above $36.50 by individuals and those above $500 by businesses will be matched from the first dollar given. Gifts in excess of the most recent gifts made by previous individual and businesses donors will also be matched. Gifts by individuals will be matched on a dollar-fordollar basis and gifts by business will be matched $1 for each additional $2 donated.

“Like many nonprofit arts organizations, Festival Theatre relies on generous donors to supplement the income we receive from ticket sales and special events,” said Danette Olsen, executive director of Festival Theatre. “Unfortunately, Festival, too, has felt the impact of the downturn in the economy. Responding to these influences, we have reduced our staffing to the bone and have been very successful and consistent in controlling costs; however, we do need to continue to maintain and grow our donor base to continue the programming that the community has come

Karel and Ed Moersfelder, Core Contributors to Festival Theatre’s matching funds program.

- Special photos to love. That is why I am so pleased that members of the Festival family proposed this initiative to broaden our donor contribution base that supplies up to 50 percent of our revenues. Each new dollar contributed will generate $2 to keep our Theatre Series, our Music Series, our Youth and Family Series and our special programs and events thriving for years to come. I am also so grateful that Ed Moersfelder, our wizard in ‘Once Upon a Mattress,’ has volunteered to spearhead this initiative by providing administrative support, which is a huge gift of time and talent.

Add to that our gratitude to both Ed and Karel Moersfelder for making a lead gift to the effort through their Moersfelder Family Fund of the Minnesota Community Foundation and you can see why Festival Theatre is feeling really magical these

days!”

Ed Moersfelder, matching funds program administrator, is excited to be a part of this effort. “When Karel and I first moved to this area, we were drawn to the small professional theater on the banks of the St. Croix. I dreamed of how wonderful it would be if, some day, I could walk that stage. Since that time, Karel and I have seen some wonderful and memorable theater here and we have been blessed by becoming ever closer to this loving family of theater professionals and dedicated community members. We have experienced how essential this theater is to the richness and character of the city and the region, and the vitality it brings to the restaurants, lodging, recreational facilities and shops in the St. Croix Falls area.

It has become part of our lives. On Aug. 21, during the last scene of the final per-

Ed Moersfelder as thewizard in “Once Upon a Mattress.” formance of ‘Mattress,’ I looked at my friends on stage and thought to myself (a dangerous distraction for an actor during a show): ‘I can’t believe this is happening—this is my dream come true.’ For all these reasons, this effort to strengthen this theater’s financial future is important to me. That is why I am hopeful our friends in the community will continue to respond with the generosity that they have shown in the 22 years this small gem of a theater has existed in the St. Croix Valley.”

Festival Theatre and arts supporters who would like to become a part of the Core Contributors program, or make a contribution that will be matched by the program, may do so by contacting the Festival Theatre box office at 715-483-3387. Email inquiries can be sent to info@festivaltheatre.org or send a check made payable to “Festival Theatre” to P.O. Box 801, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024.

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Putting a face we know on 9/11

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American novelist Kurt Vonnegut used to say he wrote to let people know they weren’t alone. He knew his own thoughts and feelings, translated to a page of print, would resonate in someone else’s life.

That sentiment could be applied to 9/11. Through countless media accounts that shared of misery and awareness created by the events that fall day in 2001, most Americans came together in thought and prayer - and in empathy - for a long time.

But now - 10 years after - many of us are looking to forget about that day, even as we struggle to put a face we know on it.

We revisit stories this week about some of those local connections - people who grew up here or had family here - who ended up losing their life - or becoming an eyewitness to an event many compare to the assassination of JFK. If you’re a late teen or older, you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11 brought home some cliches about how small the world is - and reminded us we definitely are connected with the rest of the world - here in the Midwest where one of the most talked-about aftereffects was the need for a passport to enter Canada.

For Gwen Hansen-Palmer, who was in Washington, D.C., that day, it was a bit of a shock when she retired three years later and came to live in rural Luck. “I discovered I had moved to a town from where someone had died in the Pentagon on Sept. 11,” she noted.

That person was Lt. Col. Dean Mattson, who grew up in rural Luck and was likely one of the first of the 184 victims to perish in the attack on the Pentagon.

And just a few days prior to that fateful Tuesday a decade ago, Tom Burnett Jr. of California and Bloomington, Minn., one of the passengers of Flight 93 who stormed the cockpit and tried to overpower the plane’s hijackers - was at a cabin in Burnett County with his father, getting ready for the upcoming deer hunting season.

An insightful article about Burnett and his legacy was published in The CatholicSpirit.com recently by news editor Pat Norby, who interviewed his parents, Tom and Beverly. The pain and humanity shines through in the article, which must be read in its entirety to be appreciated.

Blessings have blossomed from the tragedy, such as the creation of the Tom Burnett Family Foundation (www.TomBurnettFoundation.org), say the Burnetts, who will take part in a halftime ceremony this Saturday at the Minnesota Gopher football game to honor their son and others killed on 9/11. But there is still no rest from the injustice.

“We want to get at the underbelly of this and that is the money” said Tom Sr. The couple noted the death of Osama Bin Laden, which they cheered, was just the beginning in finding the identities of those responsible.

And although the remains of people on Flight 93 found since the crash are supposed to be buried Sept. 11 in Pennsylvania, that does not comfort the Burnetts.

“Some of my son’s remains were found five miles from the crash site,” Beverly said. Remains from other passengers and their baggage are still on the crash site and have been found up to 10 miles away, she added. “It makes me wake up at night, wondering if people are picking up mementos and keeping them, such as Tom’s wedding ring, which was Tom Sr.’s wedding ring and is inscribed with both of their wedding dates.”

As for the connection we all feel to 9/11, whether it comes from people we know or who walked the same territory, Tom Burnett Jr.’s mother may have put it best: “When you talk about 3,000 people being killed, you’re not talking about the entire story because all these people had mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters,” she said. “All these people were going to work; they were good citizens.”

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Sen. Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 415 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707 Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-7745 • 715-232-1390 Toll-free - 800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 8 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708 rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

Wisconsin made disgraceful national headlines again. Twice as many teachers retired this year than normally do. Approximately 5,000 teachers are not returning to Wisconsin classrooms this week. It’s impossible to estimate what this means in terms of talent, experience and shared wisdom now absent. How long before our reputation for highest educational standards is lost?

I’ve had reasons to visit the SCF elementary school in the past weeks. Walking by the media center I’ve seen groups of teachers meeting to plan the best practices they can use for our children. For those who whiz through classes, for those who manage to keep up, for those who struggle. No doubt, this scene was replicated in Osceola, at Unity, Amery, all across the state.

They had read the mean-spirited letters in our local papers, heard the snide comments from “friends” and neighbors yet they rise above negatives to care for our young students and are back at the work they love.

What class, thought I. Thank goodness they know that a vocal minority has been given undue power. Thank goodness they are able to go back to the reason they chose not to work in the corporate or private sectors where their education and skills could have commanded salaries and benefits comparable to peers with similar education and experiences. Thank goodness they recall why they chose service to the community.

Gov. Walker and Wisconsin legislators made the calculated decision to follow the dictates of the American Legislative Exchange Council. It was no accident that ed-

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ucators were the first line of attack as though teachers unions were the cause of state financial problems. This action was designed to pit neighbor against neighbor, to make us forget tax loopholes for corporations. Forget the loss of jobs when Walker turned down federal money for rail lines through Wisconsin. Pay no attention to unqualified lobbyist friends appointed to highpaying jobs or to the privatizing of public services. No, it’s our teachers. They are terrible, no good, very bad people. Incredibly and stupidly, some loud friends and neighbors poured it on.

Imagine knowing you work hard and are good at what you do. You’ve gladly gone the extra mile for child after child. Picture meeting acquaintances at church, at the store, out and about and wondering if they think so poorly of you, of the teaching profession. How demoralizing.

It’s time for the majority to make a difference in the life of a teacher. Send a note to the school. Say thanks to men and women who teach. Promise to work for change. It’s not too late to tell a teacher she made a difference in your life. Spread the good word so that, in spite of personal and professional attacks, teachers continue working for the benefit of your child, grandchild, neighbor’s child. May teachers continue to give 125 percent because they care. In a fair and decent world, we’d acknowledge they deserve much better from us.

Marilyn B. Kruger St. Croix Falls

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• Letters to the editor • Benefi fitts of organized labor Enjoy your Labor Day holiday? The reason we celebrate Labor Day is largely because of the contributions made by unions to the betterment of America’s workers.

The numerous beneficial influences of organized labor cannot be ignored. Most of the benefits workers now enjoy are directly attributable to unions. To cite but a few: the 40-hour workweek, paid holidays and vacations, sick leave, grievance procedures, collective bargaining and generally superior wages.

Unfortunately, succeeding generations have come to take those benefits for granted.

Those benefits came about because of unions and soon became the norm for union workers and many nonunion workers as well.

All American workers owe a debt of gratitude to organized labor for its achievements.

Paul G. Jaehnert Vadnais Heights, Minn.

Reply to shame Late in July, a letter to the editor appeared with the simple title of “Shame.”

The writer says the information has reached him and cites several sources that did not provide the information, and states that the information came from “a respected Wisconsin organization” but fails to identify that organization.

Perhaps the organization is not really a respected one. In any event, the reader is not able to evaluate the source.

The letter states that Shelly Moore supports abortion, which is totally untrue. I say this is without checking because I have never met anyone who supports abortion. Perhaps the writer is referring to Moore’s support of choice.

Supporting the right of a medical doctor and his patient to make judgments concerning the health of the patient is not a support of abortion. It is recognition of the need for separation of church and state.

Our Founding Fathers very wisely separated the powers of church and state.

They did this because history had revealed the evils and oppression that results from church-run governments. In Europe, prior to the founding of our country, religious persecution was rampant.

An English tour guide told me that in England 36,000 people had been killed as a result of this activity.

In today’s world we have seen the evil and oppression brought about by religiously controlled governments. In Iran, Syria and Afghanistan, where religious

Jobs still top priority When the new legislative session began in January 2011, the state Legislature’s top priority was creating an environment favorable to job growth in Wisconsin. During the last eight months, we have worked hard to get our state’s fiscal house in order. A $3.6 billion state budget deficit has been eliminated and jobs are being created in communities across the state.

Examples of this new job growth are evident in western Wisconsin. Last week, 3M announced the expansion of their Menomonie facility, which will add 25

police roamed the countryside, if they saw a woman that they thought was not living up to the state’s religion, they had her kneel and they shot her in the head.

Jesus advocated the separation of church and state when he said, “my kingdom is not this world.”

I know I will not be held accountable for the actions of “my sisters, but if I choose to persecute my sisters, even if I am mislead by others, the action will be mine and I should and will be held accountable for this action.”

I will never be so bigoted, self-righteous or un-American to attempt the religious persecution of the women in the United States.

Matt Charbonneau Balsam Lake

Which one do you worship?

Elizabeth Peterson, in her Aug. 17 letter, asserts that Gov. Walker’s attack on the teachers union was necessary to “bring everything back in perspective,” and that the election results are “triumphant.” No Democrats were recalled. Two Republican seats were lost. Triumphant? It took me days to recognize taking two seats away from Republicans was success.

Research is your best friend when choosing who to vote for – you can’t believe the mail you get from the candidates, nor can you believe any ad you see or hear in the media. A very good example is Shelly Moore’s comment, “We breathe union,” that was used repeatedly.

The phrase was used in Moore’s announcement to run. “We bleed Packer green, Brewer blue and Badger red. We believe that the three major food groups are beer, cheese and bratwurst. And we breathe unions, too.”

Which is worse? Moore adding a prounion line to her announcement that she would run, or that the Republicans felt it was fine to run bogus candidates to force a primary? The Republican I share my life with voted for Moore, calling the forced primary “dirty politics.” And it was.

Should you find triumph in that well-publicized thumbing of the nose at our political system, thank you for being Republican.

Scott Walker’s history as Milwaukee County Executive is exactly what we are seeing as him in the governor’s office. In early 2010, he fired 26 security guards, public employees represented by a union, who worked at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. He fired them anyway and hired private security contractor under a $1.1 million contract. He made this choice because of a “budget emergency.” Sounds

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Harsdorf 10th District Senate new, high-paying jobs to the community.

OEM Fabricators is also expanding their facilities, which will create 50 new jobs in Woodville. In July, Schaffer Manufacturing broke ground on their new addition that will bring 20 jobs to Milltown. Also, AP Supply in Osceola is on track to hire 50 new employees by the end of the year.

familiar! In January 2011, an arbitrator ruled that there was no budget crisis, the union was not given a chance to propose alternatives and the savings Walker claimed were overstated. They had to rehire the fired guards, with back pay. This cost more than leaving the union in place.

Peterson also states, “it is impossible to be a true, Bible-believing Christian and support the Democratic Party” if we support choice. I’m well-schooled in the Bible, and after reading Peterson’s letter, I wondered if I had missed God’s opinion on abortion. So I hit the codex, and researched the Internet for pro-life groups and Scripture used to support their stand.

Unfortunately, the verses used are out of context. I could easily do the same to show that there were thoughts of not being born reflected in the Bible.

I understand being against abortion. It is an abhorrent situation and a difficult decision. But no one is “pro-abortion.” If one is against it, don’t have one. Making it illegal will not cause it to stop – the past clearly shows this.

The Bible also has many places where children are slaughtered. This is more akin to the pro-life stance; once a child is born, they don’t appear to care anymore.

Look at the cuts to Badger Care, WIC, the Food Assistance programs, all cheered by the Republican Right. The economy crashed after the 2008 corporate bailout.

Working isn’t enough to feed our kids anymore. Businesses in our rural towns don’t offer insurance because they are too small; if it is available, it’s too expensive to afford.

Helping people survive is not leeching.

It’s helping the less fortunate. What did Jesus think of that mindset? Take a look at Matthew 25:31-46.

Do you worship God and Jesus or do you worship the Republican Party?

change, making plans and taking action.

They are forming partnerships with local businesses and higher education leaders, providing new opportunities for students.

Board members are examining ways to better integrate technology in the classroom and offering new curricular challenges to today’s students.

Across Wisconsin, school board members have worked to provide a worldclass education for our students and there are some pretty remarkable stories to tell.

In Kenosha, the district has collaborated with Gateway Technical College to establish a seamless transition for qualified high school students into a technical career.

Green Lake, with a little over 300 K-12 students, has established an International Baccalaureate continuum of learning for all grades.

La Crosse schools have worked with local businesses to create the La Crosse Design Institute, a project-based learning school that focuses on the importance of authentic student-centered learning with a goal of making students more accountable, better problem solvers and more informed citizens as they work through the design process to complete individual and group projects.

The Phelps School District, on the Michigan border, has introduced 1:1 computing and put technology in the hands of every student.

School board members face many challenges, but foremost among them is ensuring support for the critical local institution of public schools. School leaders know public support is key to student success, allowing leaders to focus on student learning. A community solidly behind its public schools is attractive to young families along with business and industry and bodes well for a community’s future.

School board members know that community respect is something to be gained, not granted. As the school year gets under way, be assured that school leaders are working to make our schools globally competitive, challenging our students to work hard and creating exciting learning centers in our 424 school districts. I urge you to get involved in your local schools.

Together, Wisconsin can sustain a worldclass education system.

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The future is now Children’s excited voices once again are resounding across playgrounds and in classrooms. Schools, the central point of many Wisconsin communities, are busy educating tomorrow’s doctors, entrepreneurs, computer technicians and military personnel. While we are in a whirlwind of change in Wisconsin and across the globe, there is one constant in all the turmoil: our children must be educated to ensure vibrant communities for our future.

Successful schools don’t operate in isolation, but are integral to the community and utilized by young and old alike.

Schools are windows to our communities, giving observers insight into what a community cares about.

School board members are deliberating These new family-sustaining jobs in our region are a good start, but we need more to reverse the effects of the recession we have experienced.

The special session job-creation bills that were passed earlier this session have already had a positive effect on our state.

By passing those bills, the state Legislature has put Wisconsin on a path to improve our economy.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is below the national average of 9.1 percent and lower than each of the surrounding states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

However, even as we make gains, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remains too

John H. Ashley WASB executive director Madison

high at 7.8 percent. This means the upcoming fall agenda is going to continue to reflect our state’s top priority - jobs. I look forward to working with my legislative colleagues on both sides of the aisle to develop legislative proposals aimed at improving Wisconsin’s overall economic opportunities in order to encourage job growth in the private sector.

Do you have any suggestions for job growth opportunities or economic development? Please stay in touch by calling my office at 800-862-1092 or sending me an e-mail to Sen.Harsdorf@legis.wi.gov.

A time to remember ... a time to prepare MADISON – As our nation remembers the 10th-anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Wisconsin first responders are encouraging families to be prepared for future disasters and emergencies as part of a new statewide public service campaign.

“Recent deadly tornadoes in Wisconsin and the widespread destruction of Hurricane Irene show the importance of being prepared,” says WEM Administrator Brian Satula. “We never know when emergencies and disasters will strike,

that’s why it is important to be ready now.”

Preparing for emergency events requires individuals and families to be selfreliant for up to three days without utilities and electricity, water service, access to a supermarket or other local services. Preparing can start with three important steps: • Get an emergency supply kit; • Make a plan for what to do in an emergency;

• Be informed about emergencies that could happen in your community and identify sources of information that will be helpful before, during and after an

emergency.

Visit readywisconsin for more information and a chance to win an emergency supply kit. - from WEM

Correction

A name error was made in the cutline under the photo of the mayor and vice mayor of Lewis who rode in the Charles E. Lewis Days parade Sunday, Aug. 14.

Ken and Bonnie Chenal, not Chell, served as the 2011 mayor and vice mayor of Lewis. Our apologies for this error which, not having been caught, also appeared in the cutline under the photo of the 2011 Little Miss Lewis.

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National Guard soldiers deployed to help with storm cleanup Approximately 64 soldiers will help clear debris to prevent fire hazard BURNETT/DOUGLAS COUNTIES Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 724th Engineer Battalion will deploy to Burnett and Douglas counties Sept. 9-30 to remove debris left by powerful July storms.

Gov. Scott Walker said he was “thrilled” that approximately 64 men and women of the 724th would begin preparing to clear away the debris on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and begin on-site work Sept. 9.

“During times of crisis, it is important that all units of government work together to efficiently and effectively use taxpayer resources to assist those in need,” Walker said.

“That is exactly what will happen in this case, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Wisconsin National Guard.”

More than 130,000 acres in six northern Wisconsin counties were blown down in three storms this summer, beginning with the July 1 storm that produced 100-mph winds.

Roads were cleared of debris by local governments, but rights of way remain littered with tangled branches, limbs and tree trunks.

That debris poses a large fire hazard and may impede winter snowplowing if not removed - the task exceeds the means of local governments.

The arrival of National Guard troops is part of the Innovative Readiness Training project which allows the National Guard to use its military skills and equipment to assist communities in need. Walker’s declaration of a state of emergency for the counties hit by the storm opened the door for the utilization of the National Guard.

The mission will use federal funds from the fiscal year 2011.

State Sen. Bob Jauch said the announcement “affirms the essential role that both state and federal governments play in helping local communities respond to nat-

ural disasters.” He said the $500,000 federal training grant obtained by the state to pay for this operation will help reduce the burden on communities impacted by these storms.

“Local government budgets are under severe strain right now, and these communities have already expended $1.8 million in cleanup-related expenses,” noted Jauch.

“They simply cannot absorb any further costs on their own.”

Jauch added that the utilization of the National Guard in this situation underscores the value of these soldiers to Wisconsin.

“They just returned in March from a year deployment in Iraq, and now they are using their talents and dedication to serve the public here in northern Wisconsin. Their participation will provide an invaluable service to these communities.”

“This is a win-win situation,” said Maj. Gen Don Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin.

“Not only does this mission provide much-needed assistance to northern Wisconsin, but it is an excellent opportunity

for our combat engineers - who just returned from the battlefield a little more than six months ago - to gain valuable real-world training in a domestic setting.

It also underscores the dual-mission value the National Guard brings to Wisconsin and the nation.”

The IRT mission may have some soldiers providing assistance in the communities where they live.

The 724th Engineer Battalion is headquartered in Chippewa Falls with subordinate units in Hayward, Tomah, Prairie du Chien, Platteville, Medford, Richland Center, Ashland, Superior, Spooner, Tomahawk and Rhinelander.

Approximately 200 battalion members returned to Wisconsin in February following a deployment to Iraq in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. - Gary King with information from office of Gov. Walker and Sen. Jauch

State recognizes local school districts Frederic, Shell Lake, Webster named Schools of Recognition FREDERIC — Frederic elementary and middle-high schools have each received the 2011-12 Wisconsin School of Recognition award from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. This is the fifth consecutive year the elementary school has received the award, and the second consecutive year for the 7-12 school.

The award includes a fifth-year recognition flag for the elementary school, and both schools receive a plaque and a $5,000 grant.

This recognition is an indicator the instruction and curriculum provides the best practice strategies across the curriculums, said administrative staff members at Frederic. In addition, technology is in place so students are learning 21st-century skills as well as being monitored to track academic growth and progress.

Last year the elementary school implemented a new reading series that is connected to the common core standards and reading best practice, and there is a new math and science series, iPads in both schools and additional SMART Boards.

Frederic elementary and middle-high schools are two of the 116 schools in Wisconsin to receive this award, and one of only six districts where the entire district

Frederic elementary Principal Kelly Steen, left, and middle-high school Principal Josh Robinson display the message that both schools are proud recipients of the 2011-12 Wisconsin School of Recognition award. — Photo submitted was recognized. Frederic Elementary School is one of 24 schools who have received the award for five or more consecutive years.

Other schools in the area to receive the award are Shell Lake Elementary School, for the fourth consecutive year, and Webster elementary and middle schools. This is the third year in a row Webster Elemen-

tary School has been a recipient, and the fifth consecutive year for Webster Middle School.

State Superintendent Tony Evers announced this year’s 116 recipients Thursday, Sept. 1, saying, “Let’s start the 2011-12 school year celebrating what’s right in education.”

The Wisconsin School of Recognition

awards, according to a news release from the state of Wisconsin, go to schools that have some of the highest poverty rates in the state based on free and reduced-price school lunch data. School achievement on the 2010-11 state reading and mathematics examinations was above average for schools from similarly sized districts, schools, grade configurations and poverty levels.

Each school also met adequate yearly progress for the past two years.

Additionally, the schools either are Title I eligible or receive Title I funding to provide services to high numbers or high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

“Our schools continually strive to overcome the link between poverty and educational challenge,” said Evers in the news release. “They establish rigorous programs of academic instruction that support individual student needs. The staff and administration of the 2011-12 Wisconsin Schools of Recognition are to be commended.”

The school board and administration at Frederic, states a news release from the district, is proud of the students and staff who have earned the Wisconsin School of Recognition award. — information provided by the Frederic School District and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Approach 9/11 anniversary with sensitivity for students MADISON — As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, state Superintendent Tony Evers sent a letter to public school district administrators and principals last week urging them to help a new generation of students understand the terrorist

attacks and what they have meant for our country.

In addition, the state superintendent’s letter directed educators to a Web site developed by the Department of Public Instruction with links to multiple sites that

Grand Idea announces raffle winners FREDERIC - More than $1,200 was raised through the Grand Idea fundraising raffle, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of a new grand piano for the Frederic High School. The drawing took place at the State Farm office in Frederic with all local winners taking the prizes.

The seventh prize was a camping/picnic package with items donated

by Corey Arnold’s State Farm, Frederic Hardware, Lakes Gas and Northwest Electric. The winner was Scott Nelson of Frederic. Sixth prize was a letter jacket in Frederic’s school colors of blue and gold, donated by Frederic Design and Promotions. The winner of the jacket was Kelly Appel of Frederic. The fifth place, a $100 savings bond donated by U.S. Bank in Frederic, was won by Cherrise Miller, Frederic. The fourth prize, a massage/salon care basket donated by Avalon Salon of Frederic, was won by Linda Hoff, Frederic. Third prize, a handmade quilt

donated by Linda Arnold of Bemidji, Minn., went to S. Zins, Frederic. Second prize was a 20” Toro push mower donated by Jeff’s Small Engine of Milltown.

The mower winner was Grace Haines of Frederic. And finally, the first prize of a Savage AXIS XP .207-caliber rifle, donated

by Great Northern Outdoors of Frederic, was won by Marc Hunter of Siren.

The Grand Idea committee is over half way. Approximately $5,200, to the $9,100 price tag for a new Pro River grand piano has been raised. The original used Young Chang was sold and replaced on the wish list with a brand-new piano. That new piano could be delivered immediately with $7,000 down and 60-day payoff plan.

Donations to make this happen for the Frederic High School are still being accepted. Any donations or questions please call the Grand Idea committee at 715-327-8076. - submitted

provide curriculum materials and resources for teaching about 9/11. That Web site is located at dpi.wi.gov/cal/911.html.

“Wisconsin schools must be thoughtful in their approach to teaching about the terrorist attacks, to choose resources they feel will help their students both understand the events themselves and commemorate the bravery of the heroes who assisted victims during and after the attacks,” Evers said.

He noted that while the events of 9/11 are real and vivid memories for adults and some high school students, for most PK-12 students, 9/11 is a part of history.

The images, news stories and specials that fill the media will require that families

and educators monitor young people’s reactions to ensure that they understand the event at their level of comprehension.

“The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., as well as the failed attack that ended in the crash of Flight 93 in a field in southwestern Pennsylvania, will surely offer teachable moments,” Evers said. “As educators, we hold the power to instill in our children an appreciation of our democracy’s gift of freedom, our citizens’ ability to overcome tragedy, and our nation’s resilience and enduring strength.” - from Department of Public Instruction

Free legal clinic BALSAM LAKE - Local attorneys are staffing a free legal clinic the third Monday of every month for the purpose of providing general legal information to members of the community. The next free legal clinic is Monday, Sept. 19, and will be held in the Polk County Community Room, Polk County Justice Center, no appointment is necessary. Local lawyers will be on hand to meet with individuals for approximately 10 minutes to provide

general information in the following areas of law: family law, landlord/tenant and small claims, criminal/traffic, estate planning/elder law/probate, real estate, business law and debtor/creditor. A representative from Polk County Child Support Agency will also be on hand to answer questions regarding your child support issues. For more information contact Janet King at Bakke Norman, S.C. at 715-684-4545. - submitted

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Employee benefit changes may fund cuts in state aids Reductions may cause vacancies in district attorney’s office

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The transfer of the cost of some employee benefit expenses from the county to county employees will likely make up for a reduction in state aids to Polk County. Polk County Administrator Dana Frey, in the first look at the Polk County 2012 budget, said that the employee pension contribution gain and state aid cuts may amount to a wash for Polk County. That cut in benefits may lead to the loss of two assistant district attorneys. A major part of the public protection committee meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6, was spent on 2012 budget issues.

Frey presented the initial 2012 budgets for the departments, including law enforcement, district attorney and clerk of court, which report to the public protection committee. He said that the state does not yet know where the levy cap will be, and the budget figures are not quite final.

Frey said there is something new from the state every day and said, “This is disturbing.”

The main change in employee benefits comes in the retirement plan payments.

Polk County employees, similar to many government workers such as teachers, have had their entire pension contribution paid by the county. That payment for 2011 is 11.6 percent of the gross salary. Under the Wisconsin budget bill, employees will

now pay half of their retirement cost. That means that an additional 5.8 percent will be deducted from their paychecks. In addition, employees will pay an additional 2 percent of their health insurance premium or 12 percent rather than 10 percent.

Committee Chair Jay Luke said the employees see this as their loss covering the county’s loss. Committee member Gary Bergstrom asked what will offset future cuts in state support. Frey said that many local governments are covering the state aid cuts by lowering their fund balances or reserves.

The cut in employee benefits may cause two part-time assistant district attorneys to quit, according to Belinda Cash, the district attorney office manager. Cash, delivering a report for District Attorney Dan Steffen, said the two are working for the insurance, and with the cuts, the county will be lucky to keep them. The assistant district attorneys work alternate weeks for the county, with half their time in private practice.

Law enforcement budget Law enforcement, the sheriff’s department including the jail and the emergency communications center, has the third largest Polk County budget, behind human services and Golden Age Manor in size. But it takes the largest share of county levy dollars, 33 percent of the county’s property tax revenue. The total 2012 LE budget is $7.1 million, down just under $300,000 from 2011. Most of that expense is for personnel, $5.9 million, and that expense is down $270,000 due to the 5.8 percent of retirement costs that are

shifted to the employees. The LE property tax revenue of $6.6 million will be down $220,000. The revenue from bed rentals, housing prisoners from other counties, is down $61,000. Fuel costs are expected to increase about $50,000.

Compared to the $7 million law enforcement budget, the other public protection budgets are small. The clerk of court has a budget of $938,000 with $484,000 from the levy, child protection/corporation counsel is $687,000 with only $246,000 from the levy, and the district attorney’s office is $461,000 with $374,000 from property taxes. However, the district attorney’s budget covers only the support staff. The district attorney and his assistants are paid by the state.

Other committee items Medical examiner Jonn Dinnies reported that he has just returned from a training on how to deal with a major event with mass fatalities. He said, “I hope I never have to use the training,” but added that if there ever is an event in the county with multiple deaths, such as a tornado, the medical examiner is responsible for the death investigations. Dinnies said the medical examiner must be ready for the “big one.”

Dinnies said there were 21 cases for his office in August, 17 natural deaths, two accidental deaths, one suicide and one under investigation. The year to date total of 186 cases is the same as for 2010.

The district attorney’s office is at full strength for the first time in a while, Cash said. Through August, the department had filed 813 cases with the court. The

largest criminal categories are misdemeanors, 425 cases; felonies, 268; and criminal traffic, 69 cases. The office has eight staff members besides the district attorney and three assistant district attorneys.

Sheriff Pete Johnson said that the average daily jail population is 91. The jail booked 138 persons in August and released 145. There were 105 sick calls for the month, persons seen by the jail nurse.

Johnson said that several jailers have retired. The last time the department hired for the jail, there were 220 applications.

Tiffany Meyer gave a report on the grant-funded jail literacy program now serving the inmates. She said the program is helping the inmates with their reading skills and hopes to get more funding to further assist the prisoners with employment training and financial skills. Eleven community members have volunteered to help with the program.

Johnson also reported on the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network, a new program from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Businesses and members of the public can subscribe to get alerts about crimes and crime suspects on a very immediate basis.

The alerts can be targeted by area, type of business or area of concern. Messages are sent by e-mail, text, fax or all three. The cost is only $12 per year. Registrations for the new program will start in late September. Interested people can sign up by emailing www.wisconsincrimealert.gov/ register.html.

Annual school district meetings start next week A citizen’s guide to school annual meetings

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer POLK/BURNETT COUNTIES – Area school districts are in a time of transition, with changes coming in enrollments, school financing and teachers pay. Once a year, residents have a chance to meet with their local school boards and administrators to learn where their districts are headed and help set district policies. The round of school district annual meetings start next Monday, Sept. 12, with meetings in the Osceola, St. Croix Falls and Clayton districts. Six districts, including Frederic and Luck, will hold their meetings on Monday, Sept. 26. By late October, all the area schools will have held their public meetings.

This is the time when voters can question their school boards and administrators. In addition, they can review the proposed 2011-12 budgets and tax levies, and determine the salaries of school board members. Every school district holds an annual meeting, and every resident of the district can take part in the meeting.

The districts prepare very complete presentations about school finance, goals and achievements. Residents can learn about reserve fund balances, enrollment trends and the direction their district is going.

And they can have a dialogue with their school board members.

Wisconsin statutes require that each school district holds a budget hearing and annual meeting sometime between midJuly and late-October. Every voter has the right to participate in the meeting of the district they live in. You do not need to have children in school. The meetings are usually held in September or October to allow the school boards to get the most current budget information on enrollment and state aid.

This is a brief guide to the meetings and how residents can take part.

Budget hearing The first part of the meeting is a budget hearing. This is a meeting of the school board, with the board president chairing the meeting. The proposed budget for next year is presented and explained by the superintendent. All electors in attendance can ask questions and make suggestions to the board.

This is a chance for a wide-open discussion on any topic relating to the school

and education. People can talk about enrollment, curriculum, salaries, buildings, state aid, testing and taxes. When discussion ends, the board closes this part of the meeting.

Annual meeting The second part of the evening belongs to the voters. The board often moves to the side or into the audience. All persons are equal during the meeting.

The first order of business is election of a chairperson for the meeting. Any district resident can be nominated to preside. The chair of the annual meeting is usually not a board member.

Minutes of the previous annual meeting and treasurer’s and auditor’s reports are presented. These documents are often presented in writing to everyone attending the meeting. It is proper (and saves time) for someone to move to accept each report as written, before the reports are read.

The voters next are presented with a series of resolutions regarding school operations that must be approved annually by the electorate under state law. Some are very basic and include authorization to transport students, operate a school lunch

program and furnish textbooks. These resolutions are presented in writing as part of the meeting packet. The chair can refer to the item number and title, and ask for approval without reading the entire resolution.

There are two resolutions regarding spending and taxes. One supports the budget that was presented at the hearing.

The other provides for the tax levy. The school board still has the power to make changes to these items before a final date in October, but the numbers approved basically determine what you will pay in property taxes to your school district next year.

The electors present also set the salary of the school board members. This figure cannot be changed until the next annual meeting.

Electors can also authorize a sinking or reserve fund for future building needs.

This is not a standard resolution but part of “other business” on the agenda. This type of resolution sets an additional amount on the tax statement that is held in a reserve fund for future specific needs.

The date of the next annual meeting is also set. There are three options. The elec-

tors can call for the meeting to be held on a specific date. They can authorize the school board to set the date. They can take no action, in which case state law requires that the annual meeting is to be held on the third Monday in July. Some people favor a late date for the meeting to allow for completion of the annual audit and information on state aid.

School annual meetings are the only chance for district members to discuss school issues in an open forum. Although few people attend these meetings, they are an additional democratic right in addition to voting in Wisconsin.

The meetings are held in the evenings.

Call your school district office for time and location.

(The Clear Lake meeting was held in August) Monday, Sept. 12: Clayton, Osceola, St. Croix Falls.

Monday, Sept. 19: Amery.

Monday, Sept. 26: Luck, Frederic, Webster, Shell Lake, Spooner, Turtle Lake.

Monday, Oct. 10: Siren.

Tuesday, Oct. 18: Cumberland.

Monday, Oct. 24: Unity, Grantsburg.

Teacher of the Year

Allissa Koenen (center), who was named Grantsburg’s Teacher of the Year by the Grantsburg Rotary Club, was presented with the first dozen roses to kick off the club’s Rotary Rose Days. The club will be selling roses by the dozen at $16 through Tuesday, Sept. 27. Also shown (L to R) are Rotarians and rose committee members Joni Burgin, Gordy Lewis and Brent Blomberg, along with middle school Principal Brad Jones. - Photo submitted

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“The Hobbit” prepares to open

A behind-the-scenes peek at a first in local productions

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The Leader was given an extraordinary peak behind the scenes as the Festival Theatre’s Youth and Family Series continues with an ambitious production of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic “The Hobbit” next week. And while the production spools up, many of the actors were just returning from their first days back to school.

The weather was hardly cooperating for the cast that day, as they ran their first true run-through with costumes, and the humidity gave the actors their first taste of their roles in the often-challenging attire of the production, making sweat an issue they all shared.

The opening of “The Hobbit” next weekend means lots of last-minute work.

Hobbit-style work.

Director Bill Perron sat toward the back of the house, relaying concerns and suggestions, while also joking with the kids about everything from staying in character to how they store their costumes to their speed of exiting the stage.

“Come on, come on, get off that stage!”

He barked as the kids piled off after the fight scene, which has a unique twist with several added characters, including Professor Tolkien himself and a young student, who quizzes him about the story, even allowing them to take special liberties with the script.

But the reality was there were very few versions of the story available for the stage, and ultimately, Joe Weiner and Perron wrote the adaption, and it works.

They have had to adjust the script slightly for the differences in both the theater and the actors, who are almost all either teens or much younger.

“Our three objectives are to educate, have fun and to put on a good show,” he said, commending the kids and their commitment to the production schedules, even with things like school, sports, friends and significant others.

In fact, as the rehearsal winds down and

The cast has several familiar faces to Festival patrons, and includes some of the most talented child actors in the region. – Photos by Greg Marsten the cast is about to be cut loose for the long Labor Day weekend, Perron calls them all together and reminds them that they have very few rehearsals before their first show on Saturday, Sept. 10.

“But, this play is no excuse to ignore your schoolwork!” he reminds them. “Ya got that? It is not an excuse.”

“These people are involved in a lot of different stuff,” stated production coordinator Jaclyn Johnson, who noted the Youth and Family Series opens the door to a younger audience than a typical show.

“It gives them a window [into live theater] they normally don’t have - a nice safe place to see young people like themselves on stage.”

Perron thinks the production team and cast are “a lively, talented group,” and that the production was made more appropriate for the audience and younger cast.

“Originally it was heavy prop-based play,” Perron said, when noting the challenges. “The other challenges are the costumes.”

Perron praised the efforts of assistant director and costume builder Gina Bonin,

The Festival’s stage version adds a pair of characters, including Professor Tolkien and the Student. The additions also allows the story to take some exciting liberties.

Bilbo (left) is confronted by Gollum in the strange, dark and dangerous cave.

who has not only had to outfit dwarves, queens, wizards and hobbits, she has had to construct the famous dragon, Smaug, who was still under construction during the rehearsal last week.

Even only partially complete, the dragon is a fabulous piece of work, ultimately requiring a total of five people to operate: One for the mouth and his lines, and four others to work the tail, each hand and his feet.

Bonin said the dragon is modeled after the Hobbit’s illustrations, so it will look quite familiar to fans of the book, which has never gone out of print. She worked with puppeteer Ellen Kirk, who devised the dragon’s backpack-based frame. “I think he needs to look scarier,” Bonin joked. “Right now, he looks a little too friendly.”

But what sorts of challenges does it take a to be a dragon? Only James Hillstead would know.

“I had to think, what would a dragon do? He would pretty much yell and scream a lot,” Hillstead said. He not only “plays” Smaug, in several dimensions, with his mouth movements and his lines.

“It took me quite a while, but after a while, I felt like I was actually the dragon!”

The Bilbo Baggins role is also a unique challenge, as he had to be “invisible” for a spell.

“It’s almost like saying ‘stop hearing me!’” joked Noah Neault, who is in his eighth Festival production and thinks the Hobbit is on its way to be one of the best

Even early in its veritable production design, Smaug the Dragon is an impressive piece of work, ultimately requiring five actors to speak, move and use his hands. By the opening next week, the dragon will be a much larger, more elaborate and will be surrounded with treasures and a prominent tail. youth productions so far. “It is, we just have some polishing to do.”

Another challenging role is the Gollum, played by Kasey Heimstead, “It’s very physical, I imagined a small, slimy creature that talks,” Heimstead said. She was trying the scene with her ultra-dark glasses for the first time. “I couldn’t see anything! Bilbo was just a blur.”

She also has to go from being a bizarre slinky underground creature to being a regal queen, which she pulls off seamlessly.

With all of the activity on stage as the rehearsal wound down, one student came up to the Perron and asked for his iPod back. Perron retrieved it from his pocket and jokes with him for a spell.

If it were the classroom, the assumption would be that the device was impounded.

But here, it’s a different story.

“It was the only place it wouldn’t get broken!” Perron joked.

Yes, it’s that kind of production.

••• “The Hobbit” opens on Saturday, Sept.

10, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 25.

Tornio-Belisle competes and wins a state NBHA finals Madison Tornio-Belisle of Deer Park traveled to Madison Thursday – Sunday, Aug. 25-28, to compete in the State National Barrel Horse Association state finals. The competition lasted for three days with elimination rounds Friday and Saturday, and finals on Sunday. There were over 350 riders from around the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. TornioBelisle made the finals with both of her horses but placed fourth in the Youth 3D with her 19-yearold quarter horse mare, Boston Dee Dee Bar. She won her first Belt Buckle, a zebra print blanket with a matching hay bag and a cash prize. This was TornioBelisle’s first year as an NBHA member. She has been riding since she was 4 years old and active in the Polk County 4-H horse project and local WSCA Shows. She has also been giving riding lessons to younger kids for three years. She hopes to use her experience with animals to some day pursue a career as a horse veterinarian. Photo submitted

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Unity/Luck dominates matches this week Extra Points

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Unity/Luck tennis team posted their third straight win of the season this week starting with a 4-3 win over Durand on Thursday, Sept. 1. It was a great way to start the month of September after the team’s earlier struggles this season. Although the doubles teams are still looking for a couple of big wins, the singles teams seem to be shouldering the team nicely.

“Even though just the singles players took home individual wins tonight, our doubles teams have been fighting harder than ever to outstrategize their opponents.

I am so happy for their growth, and drive to get to the top,” said Unity/Luck coach Beth Fogarty.

Julie Franzel, Anna Ebensperger, Elizabeth Thuerkoff and Sierra Thomfohrda each won their respective singles matches.

Franzel lost her first set but managed to pull things together in the next two and make tennis look easy. Thuerkoff, despite a bit of a wrist injury, still managed to pull out a nice win in three sets.

“Elizabeth Thuerkoff had a tough match more against herself than her opponent,” Fogarty said, due to the wrist injury. “She was able to pull it together and still outplay Durand.”

Unity/Luck 5, Bloomer 2 BLOOMER – Unity/Luck tennis continued their winning ways on Tuesday, Sept.

6, for their third straight win of the season, with singles players dominating once again, including Julie Franzel, Anna Ebensperger, Elizabeth Thuerkoff and Sierra Thomfohrda.

“They are all starting to read their opponent’s shots (strengths and weaknesses) much faster, in order to adjust their own

Unity/Luck No. 1 singles player Julie Franzel eyes a serve against Durand on Thursday, Sept. 1. The tennis team has been improving steadily, winning their previous three matches.

– Photos by Marty Seeger play while allowing for more winning shots,” said coach Beth Fogarty.

One of the bright spots on the evening also included a well-deserved win for the No. 1 doubles team. The No. 1 team, which includes Emily Petzel and Kelsy Johnson, were able to win in two sets, 6-3 and 7-5.

“They started off slow, but were able to recover and place better shots in the first set. Bloomer fought back hard in the second set, but Emily and Kelsy were able to hold onto the lead with sharp cross-court shots and being more aggressive at the net. I’m very happy and proud of their win tonight,” Fogarty said.

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••• SIREN – The Siren High School is hosting a tailgate party on Friday, Sept.

16, beginning at 6 p.m., prior to their homecoming game against Birchwood.

The party will be held outside the high school FACE room, on the north side of the building. Freewill donations will be accepted, and the event is sponsored by the SHS Football Boosters and Community Association Providing School Support. – submitted ••• DULUTH, Minn. – 2010 St. Croix Falls graduate Cory Gebhard is entering his sophomore year with the College of St. Scholastica Saints football team. Gebhard saw action as a wide receiver in two games last season as a freshman and is majoring in biology.

He was on the dean’s list in both semesters and received Academic AllUMAC honors. He was also the St. Croix Falls valedictorian. St. Scholastica is coming off of their first win of the season after defeating Lawrence University, 34-21.

••• WEBSTER – 2011 Webster graduate Andrew Starks is planning to be the starting middle linebacker this fall for the Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Norsemen football team. The Norsemen are part of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which is also part of the Minnesota College AthAndrew Starks letic Conference. In 2010, the Norsemen were Northern Division champions, and in 2008, earned the MCAC state championship. – from internet ••• LEADER LAND – The Somerset at Ellsworth football game on Friday, Sept. 9, can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Amery at Osceola football game can be heard on 1260 AM on Friday, Sept. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. Other games broadcast on 1260 AM include the Oregon State at Wisconsin game on Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning at 11 a.m. The Green Bay Packers versus the Saints game can be heard on 105.7 FM beginning at 7:20 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 8. The Vikings at San Diego game can be heard on 104.9 FM on Sunday, Sept. 11, beginning at 3:15 p.m.

••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete playing collegiate sports in 2011 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an email or call and we’ll take it from there.

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Vikes cruise easily with win over Bruce Keep Red Raiders scoreless in second half Frederic 40, Bruce 6

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – With the exception of their season opener against Northwood/Solon Springs, the Vikings haven’t been tested much over the past two weeks, as they came away with another big win over Bruce on Friday, Sept. 2. The Vikings are 3-0 heading into their next game against Turtle Lake, who is also 3-0 with wins over Siren, Birchwood and Winter.

Against Bruce, The Vikings led 21-0 after the first quarter, and showcased another solid effort on defense, shutting out the Red Raiders completely from the end zone in the second half. The Vikings first drive of the game went unsuccessful due in part to two penalties for delay of game, which forced the Vikings to turn the ball over on downs. But just two plays later, Bruce fumbled the ball and Frederic’s Brad Peterson scooped up the ball, setting the Vikings up on the Red Raiders 21-yard

Dayton Rivera pulled down an interception in this play to help the Vikings set up another score.

Frederic’s Brad Peterson scoops up a loose ball against Bruce, which helped set up a touchdown just a few plays later. – Photos by Becky Amundson line. Peter Chenal and Waylon Buck both had a pair of 7-yard gains, and along with a 4-yard scamper by Peter Chenal, it helped set up Buck for the first score of the game on an 8-yard touchdown run.

After the kickoff, the Frederic defense stepped up again when Dayton Rivera picked off a pass for an interception on Bruce’s first play from scrimmage. That play eventually led to another score by the Vikings, this time being a 29-yard touchdown run by Buck.

The Vikings would score again in the first quarter after stuffing the Red Raiders with solid defense again. Starting from their own 37-yard line, Buck completed a 4-yard pass to Chris Schorn, and connected with Adam Chenal on a 69-yard touchdown pass on the next play to give the Vikings a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Red Raiders did manage to connect on a 38-yard pass play with 2:55 remaining in the first half, but the Vikings answered less than a minute later on a 3-yard run by Peter Chenal, and took a 267 halftime lead.

The Vikings led the way in the second half, scoring two more times, on an 11yard run by Buck and a 1-yard touchdown run by Garrett Wendelboe.

Buck ended the game with 128 yards on 12 carries and completed five of eight passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.

Chenal had 96 yards on 16 carries, Wendelboe had 75 yards on 10 carries and Jaryd Braden rushed for 28 yards on three carries.

The Vikes defense held Bruce to just six first downs, 39 yards rushing. Bruce completed six of 18 passes for 104 yards.

Adam Chenal was in on eight tackles, while Peter Chenal and Rivera were in on six. Bryce Williamson had four, and Chris Hopp, Schorn and Wendelboe each had three. The Vikings travel to Turtle Lake this Friday, Sept. 9, with game time beginning at 7 p.m.

Adam Chenal, No. 33, and Brad Peterson, No. 63, set up a wall for quarterback, Waylon Buck to give him room to run.

Warriors handle Webster handily Clear Lake 44, Webster 7

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer WEBSTER – The Webster Tigers football team had their hands full with fellow Large Lakeland Conference rival Clear Lake on Friday, Sept. 2, falling at home, 44-7.

While there may seem like few highlights in a game where the Tigers scored just once, they did have their moments.

That one Tiger score came about on a Garrett Eichman fumble recovery, where he returned it for a touchdown from 20 yards out.

But otherwise, it was a tough loss for the Tigers, who now move to 1-2 overall, and 0-1 in conference play.

“We’re trying to piece the puzzle pieces together and find the right fit,” stated Webster head coach Jeromie Voeltz. “We both the football team and the coaches need to continue to work on the fundamentals of the game. We are not executing like we should right now.”

Webster travels to Grantsburg this Friday, Sept. 9, to take on the winless Pirates, who’ve also had their fair share of earlyseason woes in the formidable Large

A Webster runner tries to gain ground against Clear Lake on Friday, Sept. 2.

Lakeland Conference.

“I am confident that we will find what we are looking for,” Voeltz said. “Our staff needs to continue to work hard and our athletes need to work hard at executing what is practiced Monday through Thurs-

day.”

The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Tigers, who then travel to Cameron on Friday, Sept. 16, before hosting St. Croix Falls on Friday, Sept. 23.

Clear Lake moved the ball well against the Tigers in their conference win. – Photos by Carl Heidel

Luck falls to Evergreens in tough conference battle Big plays in third quarter help seal win for Greens Northwood/Solon Springs 26, Luck 20

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer MINONG – The Cardinals football team suffered a tough loss to a talented North-

wood/Solon Springs team on Friday, Sept. 2.

The first half went back and forth but favored the Cardinals as they led 20-14 at halftime. The Cardinals defense came up with a big play in the first quarter when Jesse Rennicke picked up a loose ball and took it 38 yards to the end zone. Luck led 6-0 after the score, but the Evergreens answered when Josh Malone took it 44 yards for the score and gave his team the 7-6 edge.

Northwood/Solon Springs scored again to give themselves a 14-6 lead when Philip Larson took it to the end zone on a 39yard run. But on the ensuing kickoff the Cardinals answered the call in exciting fashion when Jake LaDuke ran it back on an 85-yard kickoff return to get the Cardinals back in the game quickly, and tie the game at 14 apiece.

Luck closed out the second half with a 20-14 lead, when Brodie Kunze took it to the end zone on a 6-yard run, but that’s all

the Cards would get for the rest of the game offensively, and the Evergreens came out with two huge plays from Larson, who scored on a 59-yard run, as well as another 90-yard run to give them a 2620 edge. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter, but Luck will face another tricky opponent this Friday, Sept. 9, when they host Siren, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Cameron outlasts Saints on gridiron Cameron 28, St. Croix Falls 16

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The Cameron Comets turned a pair of key fourth-down passes into gold, quelling an otherwise solid Saints football team before a large St. Croix Falls crowd on Friday, Sept. 2, as the Comets came out on top, 2816, in spite of a late-game charge by the Saints.

Cameron drew first blood at 8:10 in the first quarter, with the first of four touchdown passes from Comet quarterback Zach St. Aubin to Joe Koenecke, a duo who had the Saints secondary figured out early, and capitalized all night in what would prove to be a deadly combo.

The Saints were never far out though, and were able to pick off St. Aubin as the first frame wound down, chewing up the clock and reversing the Comet momentum.

However, the ball proved slippery to the Saints, and a midfield fumble shut the door as quick as it opened.

Saints senior Jake Rademacher brought his squad back into the mix at 8:12 in the second quarter with a 44-yard touchdown scamper that reignited the home crowd.

Saints junior Joe Rademacher (left) broke this play loose for a 44-yard touchdown in the second quarter. – Photos by Greg Marsten

St. Croix Falls had several tough offensive breaks, such as this broken up pass play at the goal line with Alex Mikl (No. 25).

Saints junior Jake Sommer slips through the Comet defenses for a good gain.

But the Cameron boys were tireless, and used the St. Aubin-to-Koenecke combo three minutes later, converting their second touchdown pass combo and keeping a Comet lead, 14-8.

The second half began with several long drives, with the Saints seeming to hold Cameron on a fourth down and goal at the St. Croix Falls 24-yard line. However, just like the first score of the day, they turned a fourth and long into a score on another St. Aubin-to-Koenecke strike, giving them a 20-8 lead as they approached the final frame.

The Saints were able to execute several along drivers, and ended the third quarter with a threatening advance that sadly ended with a fourth-quarter fumble.

While the Comets tried to seal the win with their own long drives, the St. Croix Falls defense kept them in check, for the most part.

The Comet secondary did a solid job of limiting the Saints passing game, allowing St. Croix Falls senior QB Ben Clausen just four of 16 completions. But one of those successful pass plays to Michael Chernyaev in the middle of the fourth

The Saints are gearing up for future wins with apprentice cheerleader Lucy, 5, who made her debut Friday on the St. Croix Falls sidelines. quarter was a tide changer, and got the Saints deep into the Cameron red zone, where Alex Bertram rumbled over for a score at 3:59, breathing new life and some warm air into the Saints and their crowd.

A two-point conversion made the score 20-16, Cameron, with less than four minutes remaining in the contest.

The optimism quickly faded when the St. Aubin-to-Koenecke show came back for a return engagement, this time on a 51yard strike that once again ended with a Comet touchdown, sealing the victory at 28-16.

Cameron shut the Saints down for good with an interception with two minutes left on the clock, for the victory.

The Saints had some good numbers on the ground, with Bertram racking up 110 yards on 14 carries, and Rademacher adding 83 yards to the tally on 11 attempts.

Cameron had a hard time running the ball, and were barely able to crack the century mark on the ground. But their passing effectiveness was notable, with St. Aubin going 11-19 for 212 yards and four scores, all to Koenecke.

The Saints go to 2-1 overall, and 0-1 in Large Lakeland play, spooling up to play conference mates Flambeau on the road this Friday, Sept. 9.

Pirates lose third straight to Spring Valley Host Webster in first conference battle this Friday Spring Valley 30, Grantsburg 12

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Pirates are still looking for their first victory of the season after a tough loss to Spring

Valley in nonconference action last Friday, Sept. 2. The Pirates will be entering conference play against Webster this Friday, Sept. 9, at home.

The Pirates played well in the first half after Spring Valley took an early 8-0 lead.

Joseph Gaffney put the Pirates on the board with an exciting 74-yard kickoff return, and Grantsburg took a 12-8 lead when Nolan Hanson caught a 51-yard pass from Daniel Larsen. However, it was all Spring Valley after that as the Cardinals scored on a 46-yard pass play before the

Chandler Witzany takes the ball across the Cardinal line.

Pirates sophomore Joseph Gaffney had room to run with a 74-yard kickoff return against Spring Valley. – Photos by Garth Olson On defense, Jake Wald recovered a fumfirst half ended, and kept the Pirates from ble and Evan Ryan recorded a sack. Leaddoing any scoring in the second half.

The Pirates running game was shut ing tacklers for the Pirates included down as they totaled 77 yards on 26 car- Hanson with six tackles and one assist, ries. Gaffney caught one pass for 21 yards, and Connor Myers with six tackles and Chandler Witzany caught one for 3 yards, four assists. Damien Rasmussen had three and Hanson caught the one pass for a 51- tackles and four assists. yard touchdown.

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Eagles grab second win with key defense Forced fumbles, a safety and interception among highlights Unity 43, Flambeau 15

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Unity Eagles football team will have their hands full when they travel to Cameron this Friday, Sept. 9, but savored a well-earned victory last Friday, Sept. 2, against Flambeau, making it two wins in a row for the Eagles. It was a nice way to start the conference season, but not the perfect start to the game when the Eagles drove the ball inside their own 5-yard line, and the Falcons scooped up the ball to take it 96 yards for the score. But the Eagles responded quickly, however, when Reed Sorensen took it 39 yards for the score on the Eagles next possession to tie the game.

“Our defense played very well again this week, they were able to hold the strong, high-scoring Flambeau team to only 14 points. We are really playing as a team, and it showed when we were able to come right back after Flambeau scored on a long fumble recovery for a touch-

Reed Sorensen runs the ball to the end zone as Steven Anderson, No. 56, leads the way. – Photos by Marty Seeger down in the first quarter,” said Eagles Unity the 9-7 lead. coach Dave Anderson.

The Eagles continued to move the ball After tying the game in the second quar- well on the ensuing kickoff, with at least ter, the Eagles defense came up big early one big pass play to Xavier Foeller across in the second quarter when Oliver Raboin the 50-yard line, which eventually set up and Jordan Hughes collapsed on the Foeller for a 7-yard touchdown with 5:35 Flambeau offense for a safety, giving to go in the first half.

The scoring continued to play out for the Eagles in the first half when Zac Johnson intercepted a Flambeau pass and took it 30 yards to the end zone to score and give the Eagles a 22-7 lead with 4:30 remaining in the half. And, just when you thought Unity was done piling on the points in the first half, they threw in the dagger when a bad snap on a punt went sailing over the head of Flambeau, and the Eagles recovered, only to score moments later on a Sorensen 5-yard touchdown run. With 14 seconds to go in the first half, the Falcons woes continued with another turnover on a fumble inside the 20-yard line. Foeller capitalized on the great field possession, and with just seconds remaining in the first half, the Eagles scored again on a 3-yard run to make it a 36-7 Kyle Sorensen dodges Flambeau defenders on his way to the goal line on Friday, Sept. 2. halftime lead and eventual win.

Reed Sorensen led the team in rushing

Reed Sorensen celebrates with teammate, Zac Johnson after Johnson intercepted a pass and took it 30 yards for the score. with 74 yards on 12 carries, while Foeller had 51 yards on 16 carries. Kyle Sorensen had 68 yards on 12 carries and Justin Runberg had 23 yards on two carries. Foeller, Kyle Sorensen and Runberg each caught a pass for 15, 16 and 18 yards respectively, and Clay Peckman also caught a pass for a 21-yard gain.

Kyle Sorensen and Hughes were each credited with a forced fumble. Hughes also led the team with eight solo tackles and eight assisted tackles. Raboin was in on a total of 10 tackles, while Peckman was in on nine, and Kyle Sorensen and Brady Turner were in on four tackles apiece.

Dragons give Shell Lake a real challenge Shell Lake 28, Siren 13

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SHELL LAKE – The Shell Lake Lakers football team had seemingly their first true challenge this season with a reinvigorated Siren squad on Friday, Sept. 2, in Shell Lake.

After back-to-back 35-0 wins, the Lakers finally were scored upon, and also were threatened. But in the end, the dominating Shell Lake squad emerged victorious, in spite of trailing for a good part of the contest.

“I think the Siren coaches aged a few years because of this game!” joked Siren head coach Bill Hoefler. “We played very well against a very good team. Though they may not be what they were last year, they still have a lot of talent.”

Siren was able to hold the Lakers scoreless in the first half, and even went up 7-0 at halftime, with the help of a long fumble return by Reuben Mixsooke, followed by a solid 20-yard pass play from quarterback Murdock Smith to Andrew Brown.

Evan Oachs later punched it in on the ground for a touchdown.

“We unfortunately gave up a big play the beginning of the second half to get them emotionally back into the game,” Hoefler said.

Shell Lake scored again to go ahead, 147, but the Dragons didn’t hang up their cleats. Instead, they drove down, used the clock and scored again on another Evan Oachs touchdown run. However, the extra point failed and Siren trailed 14-13.

“We had some chances, but didn’t capi-

Siren receiver Murdock Smith is off and running after this reception, blowing past four Shell Lake defenders. – Photo by Larry Samson talize on them,” Hoefler stated. “Our defense has come so far, even from the Turtle Lake game, and really came up with some big stops against Shell Lake.”

Siren was also without the services of

their top two field generals, as both starting quarterbacks, Eli Hinze and Jared Emery, were out with injuries, meaning backup Murdock Smith got the call. “He did a great job as quarterback,” Hoefler

stated. “I also have to give a lot of credit to our offensive line. They had some nice surges off the ball and consistently gave Evan Oachs and Isaac Wegner the room to run for 3-, 4- and 5-yard gains throughout the game.”

Offensively, Oachs had 61 yards rushing and two scores, while Wegner added 58 hard-earned yards against the Lakers.

On defense, Hoefler noted the group effort, led by defensive spark plug Mixsooke, who had 10 total tackles, followed by nine tackles each for Will Haines and Oachs. Mixsooke, Oachs and Brown each had a fumble recovery, as well.

Shell Lake got back on track enough to add another score, but Hoefler and crew gave the Lakers their first scare of 2011, while also pumping up the Dragons as they play some hard road games.

“We are very proud of this group of kids. They’ve had to play some positions they haven’t played before and fill in as needed for injuries and other obstacles these first three weeks,” Hoefler said.

It might be easy to just look at the final score and determine how the game went, but the Dragons have moved to a new level this season, and Hoefler has been the one singing their praises all along.

“I’ve never been a coach who believes in ‘moral’ victories, but this one time does fit that. Our players played physical and gave 100 percent all 48 minutes,” He stated. “These kids don’t quit, and at the end of the season I firmly believe that they will rewarded for their efforts.”

He’s been right before on this team.

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Unity and Webster spikers an even call Frederic and Siren lose conference games on Tuesday Unity 3, Webster 2

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Unity Eagles and the Webster Tigers were about as evenly matched as fans could hope for on Tuesday, Sept. 6, as the two squads literally traded sets before the Eagles came back and won the fifth and deciding set by a decisive 15-5 score, sealing the victory.

Both squads are quite young, as there are only three seniors total between both squads combined. Both teams are also relying heavily on their younger talent, and they all seemed to have strong nights, showing the future of both programs should be strong.

Webster was able to fend off the Eagles by a 25-21 score in the first set, which was reversed on the next set.

Webster recovered and was strong in the third set, and came away with some acrobatic digs and solid serving to win by a 25-17 final tally.

Unity wasn’t about to roll over in the fourth set, and cruised ahead and held the lead, capitalizing on several Webster service errors and good net work by Unity.

They recovered and zipped to a 25-15 win, forcing a tie-breaker fifth set to 15.

Unity was on top the whole way in that set, relying on a solid stretch of Eagle service prowess to get a strong lead and hold it for a 15-5 victory and a match win.

Neither squad had stats available at press time, but there were plenty of heroes on both squads, and lots of clutch hustle and solid work by both teams at the net.

Unity just seemed to have more gas in the

Tiger senior Chelsea Larson (left) goes for a kill while Unity's Hailey Olson (No. 10, far right) goes over the top for a block. – Photo

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Unity's Maddie Ramich sets up a shot while the Tigers hope for a block. – Photo by Greg Marsten tank as the final points were played.

Unity moves to 3-1 in West Lakeland Conference play, with a 5-2 overall record.

Webster falls to 1-1 in conference, with an overall record of 2-1.

St. Croix Falls 3, Frederic 1 ST. CROIX FALLS – The Frederic Vikings volleyball team lost in St. Croix Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in four games,

15-25, 18-25, 25-16 and 12-25.

The Vikings managed to pull off a nice win during the third game, but couldn’t get past the Saints, who won their second conference game of the season and moved to 2-7 on the season.

The Vikings had three girls leading the team with five kills including Mya Rivera, Maria Miller and Emily Wells. Cori Schmidt also had three kills on the night.

Rivera had four serving aces and Miller and Schmidt each had three. Defensively, the Vikings were led in digs by Schmidt who had 13, followed by Rivera’s 11, and Miller’s nine. Lauren Domagala also had five digs, and Autumn Schmidt recorded four digs.

The Vikings moved to a 1-3 record in the conference and will face a tough opponent at Luck this Thursday, Sept. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. No game stats were available from St. Croix Falls at press time. – Marty Seeger

Luck’s Bella Nelson gets set to serve against Siren on Tuesday, Sept. 6. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson Luck 3, Siren 0 SIREN – The Cardinals volleyball team bounced back from their loss against Grantsburg last week and took an easy win over Siren on Tuesday, Sept. 6, by scores of 25-9, 25-17 and 25-6.

Bella Nelson led the team in kills with seven, followed by Camille Marsten with five, Ashley Dexter, and Jenni Holdt had four apiece, Taylor Joy had three and Tessa Clemenson had two.

Clemenson also led the team in assists with 29, and Nelson led the team with eight aces, while Hannah Karl had six serving aces.

Jaimee Buck was the team leader in digs with 13, and Nelson had 10. Clemenson had seven digs. No game stats were available at press time for Siren. – Marty Seeger

Webster and Saints girls an even match Siren, Frederic fall Thursday, Sept. 1 Webster 3, St. Croix Falls 2

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer WEBSTER – The Webster Tigers and St. Croix Falls Saints traded sets on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Webster, stretching out their volleyball contest to a tie-breaking fifth set before the Tigers emerged victorious, 3-2.

The Saints took the first set, 25-18, but then faced an invigorated Tiger squad, who came back and won the next two sets, 25-23 and 25-17, to jump ahead 2-1.

The fourth set proved to be a dandy, and in spite of losing two in a row, the Saints recovered nicely, pulling ahead for a 25-23 close-fought victory and forcing a tie-breaker to 15.

The fifth set lived up to the closeness of the previous games, and showed how

evenly matched the two conference foes really are, with the Tigers coming back and winning 15-11 in what was arguably one of the closest intra-West Lakeland matches so far this season.

Webster has done very well in conference play so far, while the Saints have come close but now have a 1-4 overall record and a 1-1 West Lakeland record.

Grantsburg 3, Siren 0 GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Pirates made quick work of a home contest Thursday, Sept. 1, against the Siren Dragons, shutting them down in three sets, 259, 25-10 and 23-14 for a 3-0 sweep and conference win, to stay atop the West Lakeland Conference with an undefeated record.

It was the first home match for the Pirates with Deb Allaman-Johnson as skipper, and while the Pirates were coming off a closely fought win over Luck two days prior, the first match before a home crowd

was a critical confidence builder for the hungry Pirates, who had some solid showings in the three-set sweep.

Grantsburg had 34 kills total, including seven each for Nikki Ticknor, Carly Larson and Sam Schwieger. They also had no service errors in three sets, and a total of 20 aces, including six each for Larson and Ticknor.

Siren had a tough time responding to the Pirate serving prowess, and because of that had a tough time developing their own offensive schemes at times.

Grantsburg stays undefeated overall and in West Lakeland play, while Siren continues to struggle in conference play at 0-3.

Unity 3, Frederic 1 FREDERIC – The Frederic Viking girls were unable to hold off the Unity Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 1, falling 3-1 in four closely contested sets that ultimately went Unity’s way, 3-1.

The Eagles were able to slip ahead and hold on to a close lead in the first set, winning a squeaker, 25-23. The Unity girls also held their lead in the second set, winning by a larger margin, 25-17.

Frederic was not about to roll over, however, and came to win the third set by the same score, 25-17.

The fourth set was a dandy, as the lead traded several times with the Eagles ultimately holding on just a titch longer, winning 26-24 in extra points of the fourth set and taking the conference contest, 3-1.

Notables for the Vikings included eight attack kills for Cori Schmidt, six for Mya Rivera and five more for Maria Miller. Autumn Schmidt had 11 assists, and Emily Wells tallied three aces for Frederic.

Unity stats were not available at press time. However, the win moved the Eagles to 2-1 in the West Lakeland, and 4-2 overall, while Frederic falls to 1-2 in both respects.

Pirate boys cross country continues to improve Saints boys place second at Invite in Hammond

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SPOONER – Area cross-country teams have been putting on the miles this past week beginning in Spooner last Thursday, Sept. 1. Both Webster and Grantsburg teams competed, with the Pirate boys taking second overall behind Division 2 Northwestern.

“All runners improved their times from the Grantsburg meet and we continue to close the gap between the top competitors and our top runners. Gus Johnson and Bradley Taylor each had almost a threeminute improvement which shows they

can be competitive. Our top five runners Zack, Jacob, Kyle, Richard, and Daniel Biorn continue to put pressure on Joey Erickson from Webster,” said Pirates coach Paul Huskamp.

Erickson finished fifth overall for the Tigers among over 140 competitors, and 12 teams, many of them larger schools. Erickson’s time of 18:19 was ahead of Arnold’s time of 18:50 and Ohnstad’s time of 18:55.

The Grantsburg girls made huge strides of improvement from the previous meet.

“Haley Burkhardt starting the first race of her career made a great showing coming in in the top third of the field of runners and a great boost to her confidence,” said Huskamp. “Sophomore Whitney Oachs and freshman Taylor Byers are finding out how to run and be more competitive. Their times also dropped signifi-

cantly from the first meet by as much as four minutes. Kali Fleischauer is making great strides to improve and so has Sara Coppenbarger.”

The Webster girls were led in Spooner

by Kally Schiller, who took sixth overall, and Roselinn Takvan finished 12th.

Saints boys take second HAMMOND – The Saints cross-country team competed at Hammond on Thursday, Sept. 1, and to the surprise of coach Jennifer Clemins, the boys team finished very well among 15 teams.

“The major highlight of the evening was the fact that our boys placed second overall! I knew we were going to do well, but I didn’t expect second especially when we were going up against some bigger schools with strong teams. About half of our sectional teams were at this race. This

leaves me very optimistic about our chance at going to state – maybe even as a team now. I’m not ruling out anything. We are going to do everything we can to be there on Saturday, Oct. 29,” Clemins said.

Both Rashaud Kelash and freshman Henry Klein completed their first race of the season, and Kelash took fourth overall, while Klein placed fifth.

“To see them come out so strong is amazing. I’m very excited to see how they place next week at Webster against teams in our conference,” Clemins said.

Although the Lady Saints also competed in Hammond, their efforts to the top fell short at sixth place overall.

“I think the heat (nearly 100 degrees out with the heat index) got the best of us. We are not going to let it get us down though.

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St. Croix Valley celebrates fans

Wrestle and Race rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

by Terry Lehnertz ST. CROIX FALLS – With the truncated season winding down, the new St. Croix Valley Raceway honored its fans with a full card of racing action and dozens upon dozens of fan giveaways on Friday, Sept.

2. While the fans were soaking up free gifts from Jerry’s East Coast Flavor, the Stop-A-Sec, the Dalles House, Al’s Diner, CR Convenience, Wayne’s Café and Pizza Man, Ryan Olson gobbled up another Pro Modified feature win. The Northern Vintage Stockcar Racers were also on hand with cars competing in two divisions.

On a perfect night for racing, the Future Fours were the first feature following the raceway’s customary playing of “God Bless America.” Heat race winners Chris Rick and Kyle Dahlheimer led the 11-car field to flagman Shaun Cimfl’s green flag with Dahlheimer getting the early jump on the field. After starting sixth, Ben Kaphing shot up to third on the first lap and worked around Rick for second on lap two. After following Dahlheimer for a few circuits, Kaphing nabbed the top spot and kept it for the duration. Dahlheimer stayed in second except for a late race pass when he yielded briefly to Joel Kruse.

With all 12 laps in the books, Kaphing had his second trophy of the summer and Dahlheimer had gotten back in front of Kruse, who had to settle for third. Rick crossed the line fourth with Doug Kruse rounding out the top five.

Up next for The Valley was the Pure Stock main event, with Kyle Hallin and Brandon Davis leading the nine-car field to the opening green. Hallin looked strong out front through the first seven laps with Davis giving chase and heat race winner Justin Rick, Steve Baker and Krysta Swearingen all battling for third. On lap eight, Hallin dropped to the tail, handing the lead to Davis. Davis cruised the final laps to his first St. Croix Valley Raceway win of the season. Baker crossed the line second in front of Swearingen, heat race winner Josh Bach and Jon Wigchers.

After untimely weather, the Wrestle and Race feature at the St. Croix Valley Raceway had to be rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 3 p.m. – Photo submitted In Vintage competition, Mike Wilson of Red Wing, Minn., picked up the Full Bodied division feature win from his thirdrow starting spot while Oakdale’s Butch Bethke raced his No. 31 to the Super Modified victory.

The upstart UMSS Traditional sprints fielded a six-car field for the 11th race of their inaugural season. August 5 winner Tommy Kamrath led from the pole for laps one through four until July 29 winner Rob Caho, Jr. shot to the point. Once in front, the sprint car veteran Caho settled into a groove and never allowed Kamrath to mount a serious challenge to reclaim the lead. At the completion of the 15-lap exhibition main event, Caho had secured his second TSCS trophy on the season besting Kamrath, Kevin Bradwell, Jeff Pellersels, Jack Clack and Aaron Wisch.

In the Pro Stock division, Willie Johnson followed up on his strong showing from his previous appearance at The Valley with an even better effort on Friday. After picking up a heat race win, Johnson sat on the front row alongside of Cody Campeau for the 20-lap Pro Stock finale. Johnson bolted to the point at the drop of the green with Jeff Heintz in tow. Behind Johnson, the big mover was second heat race winner Shawn Kammerud. After starting inside the third row, Kammerud had worked up to third by lap six and into second two laps later. While Kammerud was working the field, Johnson was patient and calm through a series of restarts, each time fending off all challengers and keeping Kammerud in chase mode for the ma-

jority of the race. At the red-and-white checkers, Johnson had scored his first career Pro Stock feature win in clean-sweep fashion. Kammerud finished as the runner-up ahead of Campeau, Heintz and Marcus Simonson.

Making their final appearance of the season on the raceway, the Pro Modifieds capped the evening with a season-high 23car main event. Mike Mueller and Jason Schill paced the field to green with Schill showing the fast way around the quartermile for the first handful of laps. Early on, three-time winner Ryan Olson was working up from fifth and 10th starting Dan Wheeler was slicing through the field as well. Just prior to halfway, Olson found the front with Wheeler and Mueller giving chase. With the track sporting three grooves, drivers were jockeying for position throughout the field, and as the laps wound down, 15th starting Josh Bazey made his appearance in the top five. Out front, Olson would never relinquish his lead through a number of cautions and posted his fourth win in the Pro Modified division in five attempts. Wheeler settled for second in front of Bazey, Mueller and Lucas Milz.

After taking next week off, St. Croix Valley Raceway will return to action for The Final Showdown, a two-day event scheduled for Friday, Sept.16, and Saturday, Sept. 17. The Friday show will be comprised of Future Fours, Pure Stocks and UMSS Traditional Sprint Cars in competition as well as another exhibition from the Northern Vintage Stockcar Racers. Those

same divisions will return for a second full show the following night along with the third appearance by the UMSS Winged Sprint Cars. Thunder in the Valley part three will mark the final appearance of the year for the sprint cars in the north metro region. The final event in 2011 at St. Croix Valley will be the Trick ‘r Treat Enduro, plus the rescheduled Wrestle and Race show featuring the American Wrestling Federation on Oct. 1. Opening bell for the wrestling is at 3 p.m., with racing to follow. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes, as there will be trick-or-treating on the track with the drivers after the racing action.

Race Summary: Future Fours, Feature: Ben Kaphing, Kyle Dahlheimer, Joel Kruse, Chris Rick, Doug Kruse, Kris Kaphing, Dan Strobach, Duane Roberts, Steve Sutton, Damon Roberts and Hope Tucker. Pure Stocks, Feature: Brandon Davis, Steve Baker, Krysta Swearingen, Josh Bach, Jon Wigchers, Justin Rick, Kyle Hallin, Greg Hallin and Dennis Stordahl. Vintage – NVSR Full Body division: John “Butch” Bethke, Mike Bjorklund, Dennis Olson, Mark Peine, Ken Sabby, Ricky Lipinski and Kevin Lipsky. Vintage – NVSR Super Modified division: Mike Wilson, Ray Sandgren, Wally Stoltzman, Mike “Pappy” Pappenfus, Tim Stoltzman, Joe L’Allier and Paul Dolphy.

UMSS Traditional Sprints, Feature: Rob Caho, Tom Kamrath, Kevin Bradwell, Jeff Pellersels, Jack Clark and Aaron Wisch.

Pro Stocks, Feature: Willie Johnson, Shawn Kammerud, Cody Campeau, Jeff Heintz, Marcus Simonson, Robbie Cooper, Denny Stordahl, Frank Fabio, Chris Gorka, Miles Meidlinger, Ben Hanke and Adam Ayotte. Pro Modifieds, Feature: Ryan Olson , Dan Wheeler, Josh Bazey, Mike Mueller, Lucas Milz, Jason Schill, Doug Merrill, Tony Schill, Kyle Steffen, Kevin Marlett, Gabe Kennedy, Jason Haugerud, Kyle Matuska, Corey Fogleson, Myles McEvers, Vince Corbin, Jared Gorka, Doug Toepper, Mike Halvorsen, Dan Larson, Greg Arnt, Shawn Carlson and Tucker Breitung.

Luck/Unity golfers compete at Barron, Spooner Steen shoots 35 in Barron

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – The Luck/Unity golf team saw some success this week, starting in Barron on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Avery Steen con-

tinued strong play and earned the top spot by shooting a 35 for the second time this season.

“It was fun to watch her make some long putts to save a few pars and one long birdie putt,” said coach Ron Steen.

Tina Lennartson also had a solid day in Barron, recording a score in the 50s for the first time in her career. Megan Bartylla had a difficult day on the links, but Steen

says she brings a great attitude on the course.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the team traveled to Spooner for a match, and once again it was Hayward who came out on top with a team score of 168. Steen shot a 40 for second place overall, and despite not ever playing the course, she shot very well.

Lennartson and Bartylla had a difficult day on the course but told the coach they

had a number of great shots. Lennartson shot a 66, and Bartylla ended the day with an 84.

“The greens were fast to putt on and this is where the girls have to save some shots. They all need to work on chipping and putting,” Steen said. “All of the girls are practicing hard on our home course.”

Frederic Dance team hosting car wash this Saturday

Under coach Deb Long and choreographer Jill Chell the Frederic dance team is gearing up for another exciting season, starting with halftime entertainment at home football games. On Saturday, Sept. 10, the team will be will be having a car wash at the Inter-County Leader parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a freewill donation. Team members include Kendra Mosay, Mckayla Arthurs, Brooke Claeys, Hayden Swanson, Julia Buck, Jordan Clausen, Natashia Bailey, Danielle Swanson, Hanna Daeffler and Jami Siebenthal. Captains are Swanson and Daeffler.

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Leader staff writer Marty Seeger asked if I would be a guest sports columnist – filling in for John Ryan.

Seeger explained that I would be part of a rotating group of guest columnists somewhat like fill-ins for the late great Johnny Carson of “The ATHLETIC Tonight Show” fame. I’m not sure if I’ll be Bob Newhart, Jay Leno or David Letterman-like, but what the heck – sounds like fun to be a John Ryan fill-in for this edition!

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• Like many Leader sports readers, I love reading Swami Predicts. How does this secretive, hippie-woodsman pick, with amazing accuracy, the outcomes of area prep sporting events? I’m always on the lookout for Swami at area sporting events but have yet to crack the decadelong mystery on his true identity. Sometimes I feel I’m sooo close to cracking the case – like he’s hiding right under my nose – but like a ghost – Swami remains invisible. I’ll keep working on the case Columbo style – and will report on clues/findings in future guest columns.

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• From the athletic fields at the University of St. Thomas, informers describe freshman quarterback Matt O’Connell, from Clear Lake, as “impressive” in preseason workouts. O’Connell, who set a Wisconsin prep record with over 10,000 yards in total offense, will study under starting quarterback senior Dakota Tracy.

Tracy earned first-team all-conference honors last season at St. Thomas and has only thrown 14 interceptions in 350 college-career passes, according to the St. Thomas athletics Web site.

• Another University of St. Thomas tidbit – high-flying scorer Carley Emery, and recent Siren grad, will be competing for playing time this winter as a freshman on the St. Thomas women’s basketball team.

• “Fiddlesticks!” say St. Croix Falls football fans after the Saints were upset in Week 3 by Cameron. “Double Fiddlesticks!” say Somerset football fans after Somerset lost to Prescott in Week 3 – the Spartans first regular season conference home loss in nearly a decade! “Triple Trojan Fiddlesticks!” Gopher fans say as Minnesota nearly upset No. 25-ranked USC on Sept. 3.

• Speaking of St. Croix Falls football … assistant SCF football coach Grant Belisle is the son-in-law to SCF assistant football coach Rob Bullard. Bullard coached track for the past 38 years in Osceola and recently said that this spring, he’ll likely retire from the track-

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL

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Small Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 3-0 3-0 Frederic Vikings Shell Lake Lakers 3-0 3-0 Turtle Lake Lakers 3-0 3-0 2-1 Northwood/Solon Springs 2-1 Luck Cardinals 1-2 1-2 0-2 1-2 Siren Dragons Winter Warriors 0-2 0-3 Birchwood Bobcats 0-2 0-2 Bruce Red Raiders 0-3 0-3 Scores Friday, September 2 Frederic 40, Bruce 6 Northwood/Solon Springs 26, Luck 20 Shell Lake 28, Siren 13 Turtle Lake 2, Winter 0 Upcoming Friday, September 9 7 p.m.

Siren at Luck Frederic at Turtle Lake Saturday, September 10 1 p.m.

Shell Lake at Birchwood

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 3-0 3-0 Grantsburg Pirates Unity Eagles 3-1 5-2 Webster Tigers 1-1 2-1 1-1 7-4 Luck Cardinals St. Croix Falls Saints 2-1 2-7 1-3 1-3 Frederic Vikings Siren Dragons 0-4 0-5 Scores Thursday, September 1 Unity 3, Frederic 1 Grantsburg 3, Siren 0 Webster 3, St. Croix Falls 2 Tuesday, September 6 St. Croix Falls 3, Frederic 1 Luck 3, Siren 0 Unity 3, Webster 2 Upcoming Thursday, September 8 7:30 p.m Frederic at Luck Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls Siren at Webster Saturday, September 10 9 a.m.

Siren at Chetek Tournament Luck at Pine City, Minn., Invitational Tuesday, September 13 7:30 p.m. Webster at Frederic Unity at Grantsburg St. Croix Falls at Luck Thursday, September 15 7:30 p.m Webster at Grantsburg Siren at St. Croix Falls Luck at Unity

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Large Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Unity 1-0 2-1 Cameron 1-0 2-1 Clear Lake 1-0 2-1 Grantsburg 0-0 0-3 St. Croix Falls 0-1 2-1 Flambeau 0-1 2-1 Webster 0-1 1-2 Scores Friday, September 2 Spring Valley 30, Grantsburg 12 Cameron 28, St. Croix Falls 16 Unity 43, Flambeau 15 Clear Lake 44, Webster 7 Upcoming Friday, September 9 7 p.m.

Unity at Cameron St. Croix Falls at Flambeau Webster at Grantsburg Clear Lake at Mondovi

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Upcoming Thursday, September 8 TBD St. Croix Falls at Northwestern Luck/Unity at Northwestern Monday, September 12 4 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Superior Luck/Unity at Superior

TENNIS

Upcoming Thursday, September 8 4:30 p.m. Meet at Cameron (Grantsburg, Webster, St. Croix Falls, Unity/Luck) Tuesday, September 13 4 p.m.

Meet at Rice Lake (Webster, St. Croix Falls, Grantsburg, Unity/Luck)

Scores Thursday, September 1 Unity 4, Durand 3 Tuesday, September 6 Unity 5, Bloomer 2 Upcoming Thursday, September 8 4:15 p.m. Mondovi at Unity Tuesday, September 13 4:15 p.m. Ellsworth at Unity Thursday, September 15 4:15 p.m. Unity/Luck at New Richmond

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coaching ranks in Osceola. But, spies say you may see Bullard as an assistant track coach in St. Croix Falls, where he’s been a volunteer coach – helping his daughter, coach Steph Belisle.

• Just how did the flashy college QB Russell Wilson decide to transfer to Wisconsin? Envious Gopher fans are already pushing conspiracy theories of cashloaded briefcases, Miami-like gifts and other bribes to lure Wilson to cheeseland.

The Los Angeles Times described the transfer as, “Imagine Lady Gaga moving to Sheboygan.”

• Volleyball notes - The anticipated grudge match between Osceola and St. Croix Falls in v-ball has been scrapped, it appears, after SCF double booked opponents on Sept. 13. Although new to Osceola this year, volleyball coach Alyssa Notermann is well-known in volleyball circles north of Hwy. 8. Notermann coached volleyball in Luck during the past two years and previously coached in Frederic. Notermann played high school volleyball for Waconia, Minn., and played in college (right-side hitter) for Morningside College (Div. II) in Iowa.

Other notes … retired volleyball coach Bill Morrin of Grantsburg says he’s going to enjoy doing some bow hunting this fall. Morrin’s daughter, Kortney, is a freshman on the Northern State University volleyball team in South Dakota.

She’s rehabbing from an ACL injury suffered during the basketball season, her

Cross Country/continued We are looking forward to Webster next week and hope to finish at the top there,” Clemins said.

Webster Invitational On Tuesday, Sept. 6, cross-country teams converged on Webster, and for most teams this is the third meet of the season.

Webster, Unity/Luck, St. Croix Falls, Shell Lake and Grantsburg all competed, with the Pirates coming out on top for the boys, followed by St. Croix Falls, Webster and Unity/Luck. The Webster girls raced to the top in first place, followed by St. Croix Falls, Unity/Luck, Grantsburg and Shell Lake.

“The boys team looked strong again with five of our top runners coming in the top 10 places,” said Pirates coach Paul Huskamp. Jacob Ohnstad had a great race coming from behind early in the race to end up second overall and first for our team. Zack Arnold and Kyle Roberts were

father reports.

• I ran into Frederic grad Joe Fredericks fishing for muskies on the St. Croix River on Labor Day. Fredericks said he hoped to catch a musky, catfish “or anything that bites his giant sucker.” As area fishermen always say, “you never know what you’ll catch in the river.”

• In St. Croix Falls, according to his online newsletter, Mayor Darrell Anderson is in his 21st year as the announcer for Saints football. Rumor has it that St. Croix Falls is deep into the selection process for a new varsity basketball coach. Could local accounting tax guru, and former SCF assistant hoops coach, Jason Loney, be on the short list of candidates?

• Good luck to some sweet swingers in Leader Land as they compete for roster spots during the college fall baseball tryout season. SCF’s Nick Johnson, Luck’s Logan Hacker and Unity’s Brady Flaherty all hope to earn roster spots/playing time at the next level.

Their respective high school teams will certainly miss them this spring!

• Finally, sports fans on Sept. 19 will likely tune away from ESPN, ESPN 2, Fox Sports North, and/or The Big Ten Network as Ashton Kutcher premiers as Walden Schmidt on the sitcom “Two and Half Men,” replacing Charlie Sheen.

Kutcher reportedly will earn $700,000 per episode. Ka-ching! less than 30 seconds behind. Richard (Schneider) and Daniel Biorn were just a little over a minute behind which is what we are looking for in being successful,” Huskamp added.

Gus Johnson and Sean Handy were pleasant surprises for Huskamp, as they improved four minutes on their times. For the girls, Taylor Byers was beaten at the last second by Webster’s Melissa Gustavson, and Haley Burkhardt finished strong again. Sarah Coppenbarger was the surprise for Huskamp, as her 5K run was comparable to her previous 4K mark.

For the Webster boys, Joey Erickson dominated the field again with a time of 17:38. The closest competitor was Grantsburg’s Ohnstad, with a time of 17:58.

The Unity/Luck boys team was led by Colton Sorensen with a time of 19:15, and the Unity/Luck girls were led by Emily Bethke with a time of 25:49. More Webster Invitational results can be found at www.raceberryjam.com.

Rashaud Kelash leading the pack at the beginning of the varsity boys race with Henry Klein and Alex Frey not too far behind. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson Another solid 5-2 record in week three makes the Swami’s record 16-5 for a very respectable 76 percent success rate. This week the King returns to his rhyming format, which won him numerous accolades back in 2010.

This week’s predictions: Unity 28, Cameron 16 – The team that beat the Saints last week meets the Eagles at their peak.

The Swami THE SWAMI

PREDICTS

St. Croix Falls 30, Flambeau 12 – With twice the students this should be easy, though last week’s loss makes Saints fans queasy.

Osceola 17, Amery 15 – The PYs crowd will create a din when they celebrate the Chiefs first win.

Frederic 28, Turtle Lake 12 – This one’s a cinch, it’s not a gamble. To another win the Vikes will ramble.

Siren 21, Luck 20 – The Dragons give the whole nine yards and upset the feisty, youthful Cards.

Grantsburg 34, Webster 6 – At last the Pirates win a game. Next week the King can’t say the same.

Iowa-Grant 24, Darlington 20 – Whenever these old rivals meet a Panthers victory is extra sweet.

The Swami answers all e-mails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com.

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Deer farming at a major league level a few miles east of Siren, and holds nearly 300 white-tailed deer. He also operates a smaller farm located at his home in Webster.

“I always just loved deer,” said Washburn. “I always joked around with people, that I wanted to buy some deer, just so I could sit on my porch and drink coffee and look at big bucks.”

Those comments rang true one day when his wife, Kerrie, informed him that a local man needed to sell some deer, and Washburn’s response was basically, “sure, why not!”

After spending considerable time researching the deer-farming business, and investing considerable amounts of money, Clam River Whitetails was born. It has since turned into one of the finest deerfarming facilities in the state.

“You can do it small time, but to do it correctly for the health of the animal and all that, you need good facilities,” Washburn said. And good facilities have turned out bucks that go well beyond a hunter’s wildest dreams.

Retired major leaguer Jarrod Washburn finding success on the farm

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTY – Retired major leaguer, Jarrod Washburn, 37, has seen his share of success on the baseball diamond.

The 1992 Webster High School grad attended UW-Oshkosh and helped lead the Titans to a 1994 Division 3 World Series title during his freshman season, and was eventually drafted by the California Angels in 1995 as a 31st pick in the second round.

Washburn divided his time in the major and minor leagues before officially joining the Angels in the majors in 2001. He spent 12 full seasons in the major leagues before retiring in 2009, but enjoyed his best season with the Angels in 2002, when he helped lead the team to a World Series title. Washburn went 18-6 with a 3.15 ERA that year, and set a club record by winning his 12th consecutive victory.

Washburn was back in Anaheim, Calif., just a few weeks ago, to throw out the first pitch of an Angels game against Baltimore. The Angels are celebrating their

Webster’s Jarrod Washburn, a retired major league pitcher, spends some quality time on his deer farm near Coomer. Washburn is feeding a buck he calls Goofy, a permenant resident at Clam River Whitetails which was crippled at birth, and rehabilitated back to health. Goofy is one of nearly 300 whitetails on the 35-acre deer farming operation. – Photos by Marty Seeger

At just a year old, this buck already scores in the 170-class range, according to the Boone and Crockett scoring system.

50th season this year and have invited several alumni back to commemorate their anniversary. They also put together a list of the 50 greatest moments in team history, and Washburn’s 12th consecutive victory on July 12, 2002, ranks No. 32 on that list.

“I miss the competition. Being able to go up against the best in the world. And I miss the camaraderie and just hanging out with the guys,” Washburn said on a calm, comfortable overcast morning, near Coomer. This particular day, however,

wasn’t as much as about baseball, as it was about deer. Washburn was still “pitching,” but no baseballs were involved, just peanuts and apple-flavored horse treats – to some of the largest whitetail bucks you’ll likely never see in the wild.

About six years ago, Washburn took his love for white-tailed deer to a completely different level when he decided to own and operate a deer farm, which has since become Clam River Whitetails. His 35acre fenced farm is operated near Coomer,

Land of giants The first of several fenced areas on the farm held around 30 yearling bucks. One of them scored up to 170 inches according to the Boone and Crockett scoring system.

By comparison, a wild yearling buck seen in the Wisconsin woods might not be much larger than a basket 8-pointer, or have spikes or support only forked antlers. Washburn also has a couple of 2year-old bucks that exceed 400 inches, and it isn’t exactly what the deer are eating or drinking, even though it does play a role.

“They obviously eat well. They get exactly what they need nutritionally. The stress levels are way down, so that’s not a factor for them.” Washburn said. But genetics, he says, leads the way if a buck is going to reach its full potential.

According to one of Washburn’s hired hands, Greg Listle, much of the genetic makeup of a buck rests on the does, which are bottle fed at an early age to reduce stress, and for handling purposes in the future. Some of the does are worth over $100,000. The bucks are not bottle fed, and some, when they reach 2 years old, are taken to hunting preserves. Others are sold as breeder bucks or their semen specimens are sold. Some semen straws can fetch up to $15,000 and one buck, called Big Boy, was purchased by Washburn for $275,000. He has another buck named Megatron, which he recently sold to a shareholder for about $300,000.

Some of the larger bucks that will be used for breeding in the future have their antlers cut off as soon as they start to shed velvet. Washburn doesn’t worry about cutting the antlers off the yearling bucks, but they’ll get very aggressive after reaching 2 years and older, and will most likely fight to the death with the other bucks if the step isn’t taken.

A career in farming deer It’s a yearlong job for Washburn’s hired hands, and in the spring, up to 100 fawns will be born and each requires feeding four times each day. There were 57 fawns born on the farm this year, and shortly after they’re born, they are quickly eartagged, microchipped and vaccinated before going back to the doe for several hours. After less than 40 hours, the fawns are separated by sex into different areas on the farm.

Listle loves the job. He used to operate his own farm near Antigo, before being hired four years ago by Washburn to help operate the day-to-day tasks. He also brought 22-year-old Jake Pomasl along to help, and Todd Main of Webster is also

Believe it or not, but these bucks are all only a year old. By comparison, a wild yearling buck traveling through the Wisconsin woods might only be as large as a fork horn or a spike.

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“Every morning you walk outside and that’s all there is, deer. You can’t beat it,” said Listle. “I have quite a bit of experience with deer. But you never quite learn them. Every day you can learn something new if you spend some time with them.”

While some states don’t even allow deer farming, Wisconsin has over 500 deer farms, according to Listle, and many people are misinformed on how things work.

In June, the farm hosted a pasture walk, which brought about 50 people to the farm.

“Most of them were so amazed at how we took care of them for health issues and things like that, and had no idea it was that entailed,” Listle said.

According to Washburn, deer farming is highly regulated when compared to any other livestock industry, and much of the public is misinformed by it. Every time a deer dies, the head needs to be sent to a

These 2-year-old bucks are just starting to shed their velvet, and some will be sent to hunting ranches across the nation, while other will be used for breeding. – Photos by Marty Seeger laboratory to get tested for CWD. “If any animal ever tests positive for CWD, they come and kill every single one of them,” said Washburn.

The entire deer farm has a perimeter, or “insurance” fence around it to protect his animals from the wild herd, but Washburn isn’t concerned at all about CWD. Many of his worries center on antler infections from getting caught in the fence, or disease strains that gain a resistance to vaccinations. The Burnett County storms also took a toll on the farm this year, as six were killed at the Washburn home, and one at their farm in Coomer either dodging trees or getting spooked and running into fences.

“It’s a challenge for all of us,” Listle said, but added that many of their deer are far healthier than a wild herd.

their first day of school. Seeing that kind of stuff is great you know ... you don’t get that back,” he said.

Washburn said his wife, Kerrie, tried talking him into playing another year or two after his shortened season with Detroit. He was traded midsummer from the Mariners in 2009, but suffered a nagging knee injury, which he says didn’t really factor at all into his retirement plans.

“I was perfectly content with my decision, and I’m happy I did. I get to spend time with my kids,” Washburn said.

Along with his passion for the whitetailed deer, Wasburn is also spending time coaching the local Little League and basketball programs in Webster.

Beyond the farm Even during his playing years, Washburn wasn’t asked much about the game when he came home to Webster. It was mostly, “have you been seeing any big bucks?” or people asking where the fish were biting. It seems that Washburn prefers it that way too. With two sons and a daughter, age 6, Washburn seemed more content just to take his kids to school.

This buck seemed quite content to show off his shiny antlers, not long after shedding the vel“I actually got to take them to school on vet.

Greg Listle uses a stick to keep a buck in need of vaccinations moving through specialized equipment that help vaccinate deer safely and effectively.

All of the bucks in this photo are two year old deer. The ones in the background have already had their antlers cut off to protect themselves and the other deer from being killed while fighting.

Jake Pomasl steadies a buck that succomed to an antler infection and needed to be vaccinated. The process is actually very quick and allows for safe handling on the deer.

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One Community Osceola Community Health Foundation and six additional area nonprofits came together at the One Night, One Community, One Mission event on Aug. 11.

This event celebrated their collective efforts to improve the health of our community. Tim and Julie Skiba, left, and Bambi Singer, from Croix Valley Composites, were among more than 200 attendees at Chateau St. Croix Winery who enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, wine, silent auctions and raffles while learning more about these local nonprofits. The One Night, sponsored by Croix Valley Composites and Core Products International, Inc., raised more than $8,500 for health-related needs in the community. - Photo submitted

Aug. 6: Britney A. Deering, 21, Siren, was issued a misdemeanor citation for domestic battery at 8 p.m.

Aug. 22: Ronald A. Bartko, 75, Hastings, Minn., was cited for operating after suspension and nonregistration of an auto in a stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Johnson Street at 5:16 p.m.

Aug. 23: Danielle M. Johnson, 25, Hinckley, Minn., was cited for operating after suspen-

sion on Ellis Avenue and Dahlberg Street at 10:17 p.m.

Kristopher C. Hicks, 20, Webster, was cited for operating without insurance in a stop on Hwy. 70 and Ellis Avenue at 10:34 p.m.

Aug. 24: Jason H. Dueholm, 34, Cumberland, was cited for nonregistration of an auto on Hwy. 35/70 and Main Street at 4:20 p.m.

Polk County deaths Patricia M. Trumbo, 75, Roseville, Minn. died Aug. 5, 2011.

Pauline M. Larson, 94, Amery, died Aug. 14, 2011.

Marlin J. Larson, 80, Frederic, died Aug. 14, 2011.

Frank J. Greschner, 100, Turtle Lake, died Aug. 21, 2011.

Ronald L. Schorn, 65, Milltown, died Aug. 22, 2011.

Donald D. Hoverman, 75, Osceola, died Aug. 25, 2011.

Walter N. Anderson, 99, Town of Alden, dies Aug. 26, 2011.

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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Westside Apartments Frederic

1-BR UPSTAIRS $

Available Oct. 1.

Fri., Sept. 9, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Call:

536 Moody Road St. Croix Falls Come Support The Band & Choirs Of SCF High School!

380/mo. Plus deposit.

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Olson Apartments

FOR RENT

715-566-0635 Before 2 p.m.

715-566-2139 After 4 p.m.

612-812-6100 After 4 p.m.

The Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet monthly in 2011. Each scheduled meeting will be on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the township hall.

For Additional Information, Call: Perry Karl 715-653-4247 Brad Olson 715-327-4614

TOWN OF MILLTOWN Plan Committee Meeting

Mon., Sept. 12, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall Virgil Hansen, Clerk

Siren School District

SUBSTITUTE BUS DRIVER

Individuals interested in being placed on a call list for substitute bus drivers are encouraged to submit a completed district application form as soon as possible.

Applicants must possess the following: • Valid WI driver’s license • Good driving record • Be able to pass criminal background check Individuals interested in applying may obtain a copy of the application form in the district office or on the district Web site at 544985 3-4L www.siren.k12.wi.us.

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FOR RENT

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

1-BR Apartment In Frederic, WI

FOR RENT IN LUCK, WIS.

400/mo.

$

Deluxe Twin Homes in 8th St. Court – Spacious 2-bedroom, 1-bath home includes refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and washer and dryer. Also included is an attached 2-car garage with an auto. door opener.

Monthly rent of $775 includes lawn care, garbage service and snow removal.

With garage, sewer, water & garbage pickup included.

No pets, no smoking.

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FOR RENT In Balsam Lake

Kyle Johansen, 715-472-4993

1-BR Furnished Apt.

Ground level, with cable. Includes water, sewer, garbage pickup, coin laundry.

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No pets. No smoking. Mtg. on-site.

Parkway Apts.

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2 BRs, 2 baths, 2-car attached garage with opener, deck, range, refrig. w/ice, micro/vent, dishwasher, washer & dryer, gas furnace with central air, lawn care, snow removal, weekly trash pickup and cable TV included in rent.

References and security deposit required.

Call Kevin - 715-349-5350 Days Or 715-349-2450 Evenings No Pets

885

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CLAM FALLS TOWNSHIP

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Real Estate/Garage Sales

Notices/Employment opportunities

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Holidays Session 6: Monday, Oct. 17 – Moving on with Hope Sessions will be held Mondays from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Glacier Conference Room in the lower level of the hospital building at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

“We hope this time fits into your schedule,” says Prazak, “and we do encourage you to attend each week in order to feel some continuity in your group.

There is no cost to attend, but they do want you to register in advance. To register please call 715-483-0579, or for more information contact Prazak at 715-483-0272 or by e-mail, bonnie.prazak@scrmc.org. - submitted .

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ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Regional Medical Center is offering a free, six-session grief and loss support group for persons who have experienced the loss of a loved one in death. The group will begin Monday, Sept. 12. “This group is intended to be a time to learn about the grief process and help people understand how they can manage their own grief,” says the group’s organizer and facilitator, Bonnie Prazak, CSW. “It will be a time of learning and sharing.”

Session 1: Monday, Sept. 12 – The Journey of Grief Session 2: Monday, Sept. 19 – Understanding Your Grief Session 3: Monday, Sept. 26 – Embracing Change Session 4: Monday, Oct. 3 – Celebrating Memories Session 5: Monday, Oct. 10 – Special Occasions and

UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT 3-1/2 Hours/Day 3-1/2 Hours/Day When School Is In Session Applicant must enjoy working with children, have strong communication skills, be able to lift 50 pounds, willing to work outside, must hold or be eligible for licensure as handicapped aide by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. CPR certification desired.

How To Apply: Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of application, District application (available at www.unity.k12.wi.us), resume, copy of license or evidence of license eligibility, transcripts and three (3) letters of recommendation to: Brandon W. Robinson, District Administrator Unity School District 1908 150th Street/Hwy. 46 North 545292 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 3-4L 45-46a,d Deadline September 23, 2011. EOE.

NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE POSITION OPENING ROAD MAINTENANCE TOWN OF SWISS

The Town of Swiss is currently seeking applications for the position of part-time seasonal road maintenance, approximately 32 hours/week, with no fringe benefits. Applicants should have considerable knowledge and experience in the operation and maintenance of town equipment, such as grader, loader, snowplow, dump truck and tractor with mower.

Previous experience in road construction, road maintenance and snowplowing preferred. A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Possession of a current valid commercial driver’s license or the ability to receive CDL in 30 days and a clean driving record is mandatory.

For further information and application material contact the Town of Swiss, P.O. Box 157, Danbury, WI 54830, townofswiss@yahoo.com or 715-656-3030.

Applications accepted until 5 p.m., Monday, September 19.

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Grantsburg School District August 29, 2011

Job Title: Fourth-Grade Teacher Job Description: Full-Time, Long-Term Substitute Teacher Qualifications: Appropriate Wisconsin Certification: Elementary Education Requirements: Elementary experience preferred. Individual should have the skills to teach in an active, hands-on and student-centered approach.

Background of teaching with guided reading, using Balanced Literacy approach desired.

Ability to work as a team is desired.

How to apply: Send letter of application, resume, credentials (three current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of license by Sept. 8, 2011.

Contact: Brad Jones, Principal Grantsburg Middle School 500 East James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2455 The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

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The Frederic High School is in need of a Social Studies long-term substitute teacher from Sept. 19 - Oct. 28. Teaching assignment includes junior and senior level course, along with teaching a course over the CESA 11 Northern Lights Network.

Qualifications: Strong background in Social Studies teaching strategies and methodologies; skilled in incorporating quality-learning opportunities that create a positive classroom environment. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, team orientated; ability to successfully use technology in the classroom. The candidate must be student-centered.

Send letter of application, resume, transcripts, reference letters, downloadable application form from our Web site (www.frederic.k12.wi.us/pages/ jobs.html), and a copy of your Wisconsin Social Studies teaching license to: Mr. Josh Robinson, MS/HS Principal Frederic School District 1437 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837 Telephone: 715-327-4223. Application deadline is Sept. 11, 2011.

The Frederic School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARING September 14, 2011 The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street and U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Larry Holtz, owner, requests to create a minor subdivision, creating 3 lots from the 2.6 acres located in the SE1/4 of Section 25, T34N, R 18W. The current parcel identification number is 044-00661-0000.

The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to discuss amendments to Chapter 3 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to discuss the new proposed Adult Entertainment Ordinance. Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org Jim Alt, Zoning Administrator 544824 2-3L WNAXLP

Case Number: 10 CV 354 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 30, 2010, in the amount of $191,817.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 21, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 4468 filed on May 19, 2004, in Volume 20, Page 20, as Document No. 680274, being a part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 26, Township 36 North, Range 17 West, in the Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin. ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 26, Township 36 North, Range 17 West, Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 4468 filed in Volume 20, Page 20, as Document No. 680274.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1382 and 1382-A State Rd. 48, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 036-00614-0100 & 036-00614-0200 Dated this 21st day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274840

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LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE SOCIAL STUDIES

(Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 1 BREMER BANK N.A. 855 Eagle Point Blvd.

P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, MN 55042, Plaintiff, vs.

Patrick T. Rose 313 10th Avenue Clear Lake, WI 54005, and Rebecca C. Tyler-Rose 313 10th Avenue Clear Lake, WI 54005, Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 999 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Code: 30404 By virtue of an pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 4, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, in said Polk County, on September 29, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: That part of the South Half (S1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Thirty-two (32), North, Range Fifteen (15) West, described as follows: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 3522 recorded in Volume 16, of CSM, page 35, Town of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

The above property is located at 313 10th Avenue, Clear Lake, WI 54005.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 24th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939

(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

LEON E. MEWHORTER, et al.

Defendant(s)

LIBRARY DIRECTOR MILLTOWN, WISCONSIN

The Board of Trustees of the Milltown Public Library seeks an experienced and energetic leader to direct the operations of their library. The library wants to enhance its programming and services to the community while maintaining a keen sense of patron service. Located in Milltown, Wisconsin, the library is a participating member of the MORE system and is part of the Indianhead Federated Library System.

Responsibilities: The Library director reports to a 5-member Board of Trustees and is responsible for the overall management of the library. Essential duties include building and maintaining our collection, managing the library budget, supervising the library staff, and promoting the library within the Village of Milltown and the surrounding area.

Qualifications: Candidates must be eligible for Wisconsin Grade III certifications. Library experience is preferred.

The ideal candidate shall also possess excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, Library Board and Village Board. Knowledge of current library practices, technology and trends is required. Leadership experience is required.

Compensation: Starting salary based on qualifications and experience. Benefits package included.

Please e-mail your resume and cover letter by September 12, 2011, to Library Search Committee at directorsearch@milltownpubliclibrary.org

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(Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P., AS SERVICER FOR BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS, CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-18CB MORTGAGE - PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-18CB Plaintiff vs.

RONALD JAMES SANOSKI JR., et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 08 CV 687 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 5, 2009, in the amount of $253,098.32, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 4, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The south half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter (S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4), Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 882 190th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00853-0100.

Dated this 31st day of August, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 276769

(Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

ROBERT H. DAHL, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 634 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 21, 2011, in the amount of $151,398.45, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 26, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, Block 2, Plat of Wanderoos, said Plat being a part of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 32, Township 33, Range 17 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1623 68th Ave., Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-01206-0000.

Dated this 8th day of August, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 275652

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(Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff vs.

MARK C. BABCOCK A/K/A MARK BABCOCK; DENA M. BABCOCK A/K/A DENA BABCOCK; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND; Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 10 CV 69 Case Code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 25, 2011, in the amount of $199,988.50, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 27, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot Three (3) of Certified SurVey Map No. 5315 Recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 222 as Document No. 725655, of Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section Thirty-Two (32), Township Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00648-0000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 692 E. 1st Street, Amery, Wis. 54001.

Gunar J. Blumberg State Bar No. 1028987 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe, Ste. 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Wayne D. Schickling, 60, Prescott, died Aug. 18, 2011.

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Mildred C. Murray, 101, Grantsburg, died Aug. 9, 2011.

Myrtle L. Snow, 87, Grantsburg, died Aug. 7, 2011.

(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIZENS COMMUNITY FEDERAL, Plaintiff, vs.

TRACY L. BRABEC, JASON A. BRABEC, ANCHORBANK, f/k/a S&C Bank Defendants.

Case No. 11CV336 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on July 22, 2011, in the amount of $165,099.65, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 29th day of September, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 2 of CSM 14-15, Map No. 2993, a part of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 36, Township 33 North, Range 16 West (in the Township of Lincoln).

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 613 65th Street, Clear Lake, Wisconsin.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale, balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale.

Dated this 1st day of August, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Burnett County deaths

Notices/Employment

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Trevor J. Peterson, Anderson, and Kristine L. Moore, Grantsburg, issued Sept. 2, 2011.

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William E. Jackson, Swiss, and Kathryn J. McCann, Swiss, issued Aug. 30, 2011.

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Burnett County marriages

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Polk County marriage licenses Nichole A. Hathaway, Dresser, and Nathanael D. Sventek, Dresser, issued Sept.

1, 2011.

Ashley A. Peters, Apple River, and Tyler N. Hanson, Apple River, issued Sept. 1, 2011.

Jenny L. Chapin, St. Croix Falls, and Kenneth J. Culver, St. Croix Fall, issued Sept. 1, 2011.

Notices/Employment Opportunities

Virgil Hansen, Clerk 544610 2-3L 44-45a,d

(Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST, P.O. BOX 32 Rice Lake, WI 54868, Plaintiff, vs.

BRIAN L. LODERMEIER 1062 50th Ave. Amery, WI 54001, and CARRIE J. LODERMEIER 1062 50th Ave. Amery, WI 54001, and HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION 1737 Beam Ave., Suite C Maplewood, MN 55109, and AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, 265 Griffin Street E. Amery, WI 54001, Defendants.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 10 CV 1009 Classification No.: 30404 Under and by virtue of Judgment for Foreclosure in the above-entitled action issued by the Court aforesaid on the 11th day of April, 2011, I am commanded to sell the following described property: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2989, Volume 14, Page 11, being located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 32 North, Range 16 West and in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 32 North, Range 16 West (in the Town of Black Brook), Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 010-00195-0100.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1063 50th Ave., Amery, WI 54001.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 19, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., on that day at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse located in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, I will sell the abovedescribed real estate to satisfy said judgment with interest and with costs to the highest bidder for cash.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. This is a cash sale. A certified check or bank check in the amount of 10% of the amount bid must accompany the bid, with the balance due upon confirmation of the sale by the court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. The property is being sold in an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 17th day of August, 2011.

Peter Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk 544966 3L

NOTICE

The Regular Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of McKinley Will Be On Tues., Sept. 13, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

Agenda will be posted at the Town Hall.

Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, Clerk

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Monthly Board Meeting Monday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall

(Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

DAVID M. SWENSON, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 388 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 13, 2010, in the amount of $66,923.11, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 4, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: The Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 20, Township 36 North, Range 16 West, Town of Bone Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel II: The Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, Section 20, Township 36 North, Range 16 West, Town of Bone Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin; EXCEPT Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2163, recorded in Volume 10 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 87, as Document No. 553225 and EXCEPT Lots 1, 2, 3, and the Access Road of Certified Survey Map No. 526, recorded in Volume 3, of Certified Survey Maps, Page 18, as Document No. 386179.

Also EXCEPTING parcel described in Volume 408, Page 645, as Document No. 386378.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1043 St. Rd. 48, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 012-00417-0000 and 012-00420-0000.

Dated this 22nd day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274731

STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF CLAM FALLS POLK COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2011-01 SECTION I - TITLE AND PURPOSE The title of this ordinance is the Town of Clam Falls All-terrain Vehicle Route Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish all-terrain vehicle routes in the town and to regulate the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the town.

SECTION II - AUTHORITY The Town Board of the Town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority to adopt this All-terrain Vehicle Route Ordinance under s. 23.33(8)(b) and (11), Wis. stats.

SECTION III - ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE This ordinance, adopted on proper notice with a quorum and roll call vote by a majority of the town board present and voting, provides the authority for the town to designate all-terrain vehicle routes in the town and to regulate the use of those routes and allterrain vehicles in the town.

SECTION IV - OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES Pursuant to s.23.33(4)(d)4, Wis. stats., except as otherwise provided in s.23.33(4), Wis. stats., no person may operate an all-terrain vehicle on the roadway portion of any highway in the town except on roadways that are designated as all-terrain vehicle routes by this ordinance. Operation of all-terrain vehicles on a roadway in the town that is an all-terrain vehicle route is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway that is safe given prevailing conditions.

SECTION V - DESIGNATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTES The following Clam Falls town roads are designated as all-terrain vehicle routes; 73rd Street south of County Road I to 315th Avenue to Somers Lake.

McKenzie Trail south of 315th Avenue to County Road W. 80th Street north of 315th Avenue to 340th Avenue.

115th Street from 340th Avenue to Lewis.

Streets in the unincorporated Village of Lewis.

65th Street north of Clam Falls to Morse Road north of County Road E. Boone Road south of County Road E to 65th Street.

78th Street north of County Road E. to Soderberg Road.

Streets in the unincorporated Village of Clam Falls.

It is permissible to travel an unmarked town road by the most direct route to a designated Town of Clam Falls all-terrain vehicle trail.

The Clam Falls Town Board reserves the right to close any and/ or all ATV trails at any time.

SECTION VI - CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTES Pursuant to s.23.33(8)(d), Wis. stats., the following restrictions are placed on the use of the town all-terrain vehicle routes designated by this resolution: A. Routes shall be marked with uniform all-terrain vehicle route signs in accordance with s.NR64.12(7), Wisconsin Administrative Code. No person may do any of the following in regard to signs marking town all-terrain vehicle routes: 1. Intentionally remove, damage, deface, move or obstruct any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard or intentionally interfere with the effective operation of any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standards if the sign or standard is legally placed by the state, any municipality or any authorized individual.

2. Possess any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard of the type established by the department for the warning, instruction or information of the public, unless he or she obtained the uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard in a lawful manner. Possession of a uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard creates a reputable presumption of illegal possession.

B. Operation shall be subject to all provisions of s.23.33, Wis. stats., which is adopted as a part of this ordinance by reference, pursuant to s.23.33(11), Wis. stats.

C. A copy of this ordinance shall be sent by the town clerk to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

D. All ATV operators shall ride single file.

E. All ATV operators shall slow the vehicle to 10 mph or less when operating within 150 feet of a dwelling.

SECTION VII - ENFORCEMENT This ordinance may be enforced by any law enforcement officer authorized to enforce the laws of the state of Wisconsin.

SECTION VIII - PENALTIES The penalties under in s.23.33(13)(a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.

SECTION IX - SEVERABILITY If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.

SECTION - EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.

The town clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as required under s.60.80 Wis. stats.

Adopted this 10th of August, 2011. s/s Gregory S. Anderson, Chairman s/s Brad Olson, Supervisor s/s/ Robert Carlson, Supervisor Attest: s/s Betty Knutson, Clerk Town of Clam Falls

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NOTICE

TOWN OF LAFOLLETTE MONTHLY MEETING

The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall On Mon., Sept. 12, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

Agenda: Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items Budget Meeting Date Town Web site Info.

Pay bills and look at correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

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TOWN OF MILLTOWN

(Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P,. AS SERVICER FOR THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC7, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OC7 Plaintiff vs.

SAREE L. REINDAHL, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 74 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 30, 2011, in the amount of $101,189.04, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 6, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Part of GovernMent Lot 3, Section 31, Township 34 North, Range 15 West described as follows: Commencing at a Point on the West Line of said Section 31, Township 34 North, Range 15 West, 641.25 feet South of Northwest Corner of said Section 31, Township 34 North, Range 15 West, thence South 69 feet, thence East 175 feet, thence North 69 feet, thence West 175 feet to the place of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1286 60th Street, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 008-00818-0000 Dated this 22nd day of July, 2011 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Annie M Schumacher State Bar # 1074726 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274724

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Drafted by: Andrew S. Lawton Attorney at Law P.O. Box 119 Spooner, WI 54801 Phone: 715-635-7525 State Bar No.: 1000824

Park, Minn., and Michael P. Spenningsby, St. Louis Park, Minn., issued Aug. 30, 2011.

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(Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

RICK BOGAN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 35 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 30, 2011, in the amount of $300,002.89, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 6, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 505, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, on Page 234, as Document No. 385464, being located in the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 18 West; also, a nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress in common with grantors, their heirs, personal representatives and assigns over and across that part of the East 33 feet of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 18, bounded on the North by the South line of the Plat of Round Lake Beach; bounded on the South by a line parallel with and 511.53 feet South of said North line.

(It is intended that the East end of said North line shall be the Northwest corner of Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 505, as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 234, as Document No. 385464. It is further intended that the East end of said South line shall be the Southwest corner of Lot 4 of said Certified Survey Map, Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 3660 recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 173, as Document No. 630537, located in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 18 West, in the Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin. Together with an access easement as shown in Certified Survey Map No. 3660 recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 173, as Document No. 630537.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 534 Round Lake Court, Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 002-01017-0000 & 002-00999-0000.

Dated this 28th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Annie M. Schumacher State Bar # 1074726 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 275164

Evelyn Becker, Luck, and Robert L. Swanson, New Richmond, issued Aug. 30, 2011.

Erica J. Keiter, St. Louis

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Abigail L. Swenson, St. Croix Falls, and Kyle A. Swanson, Eureka, issued Aug. 29, 2011.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 4, 2011, in the amount of $99,549.18, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 12, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 2717, recorded in Volume 12 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 204, Document No. 582928, located in part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, and part of the Southwest 1/4 of Southeast 1/4, Section 27, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Together with and subject to a 66’ wide ingress-egress and utility easement, the center of which is described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 27; thence South 88 degrees 19’ 35” West 1,128.76’ along the South line of said Section; thence North 03 degrees 33’ 00” East 76.53’ to the North right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 8 and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 03 degrees 33’ 00” East 118.91’; thence North 83 degrees 29’ 31” West 497.68’; thence Northwesterly 424.40’ on the arc of a circle concave to the Northeast and having a radius of 700.00’, the chord of said arc being North 66 degrees 07’ 22” West 417.93’; thence North 48 degrees 45’ 14” West 234.18’; thence Westerly 644.95’ on the arc of a circle concave to the South and having a radius of 700.00’, the chord of said arc bearing North 75 degrees 08’ 56” West 622.38’.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1435 C U.S. Highway 8, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 006-00759-0400.

Dated this 22nd day of July, 2011 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Shannon K. Cummings State Bar #1033710 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274817

Bella Salon and Day Spa is seeking a cosmetologist to join our friendly & talented staff. Positions available at both our Luck and Grantsburg locations. Aveda color knowledge & product training is preferred. We offer a competitive compensation package, based on experience.

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Please send or stop in with your resume:

Attn.: Jenna, P.O. Box 317, Luck, WI 54853 715-472-4222

NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETINGS

The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Siren Town Hall. Immediately following the Sanitary District Meeting the Town of Siren will hold their monthly Board Meeting at approximately 6:45 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 544770 2-3L

POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake

Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business: A. CDBG. 544888 3L VI. New Business. VII. Adjourn

NOTICE

www.theleader.net (Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

ROGER D. BIBEAU, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 789 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 31, 2011, in the amount of $154,678.75, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 10, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the East OneQuarter corner of said Section 10; thence West, along the North line of said Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, 1,632.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence continue West, 208.00 feet; thence South parallel with the East line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10, 195.00 feet; thence East, parallel with the North line of said Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, 208.00 feet; thence North, parallel with the East line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10, 195.00 feet to the point of beginning, all in Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2044 165th Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.

TAX KEY NO.: 044-00262-0000.

Dated this 22nd day of July, 2011 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274728

The September meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thurs., Sept. 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

Ann Peterson 544968 Clerk-Treasurer 3L (Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 14) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL LLC ASSIGNEE OF 1120 W. LAKE COOK RD. STE. B BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089 Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY SCHROCK 2144 STATE ROAD 87 SAINT CROIX FALLS, WI 54024 HEIDI SCHROCK 2144 STATE ROAD 87 SAINT CROIX FALLS, WI 54024 Defendant(s).

Case No. 11CV444 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 1354467 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after September 6, 2011, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court whose address is 1005 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 300, BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810-4410 and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: August 9, 2011. /s/ Ryan M. Peterson Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik LLC Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 250 N. Sunnyslope Rd. Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005 Toll-Free: (877) 667-8010 Attorney for the Plaintiff

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(Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S&C Bank f/k/a Polk County Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Michael V. Chaney a.k.a Michael Vernon Chaney, and Unknown Spouse Of Michael Vernon Chaney, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 11 CV 9 Case Code: 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on June 24, 2011, in the amount of $16,514.44, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: October 13, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS:10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. The balance is due within 10 days of court approval of the sale. The purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Foyer Area Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main St., Suite 900 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 DESCRIPTION: The South 323 feet of the West 479 feet of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 and the North 300 feet of the West 479 feet of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 1, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wis. TOGETHER WITH an easement along the existing driveway as now laid out and travelled in the S1/2 of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of said section.

AND, all that part of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 1, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, lying South of the existing driveway as now laid out and lying East of the abovedescribed parcel being more specifically described as the South 265 feet of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2353 180th Street, Luck, Wisconsin 54853.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Amanda E. Prutzman: #1060975 Attorney for Plaintiff 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-3733 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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(Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

CAROL J. JACKSON, et al.

Defendant(s)

(Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ADAMS COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

Barbara V. Turnquist, Richard C. Turnquist, Sunset Condominiums at Northern Bay Homeowner’s Association, Inc., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Defendants SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 10 CV 319 Honorable Charles A. Pollex Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Richard C. Turnquist You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The second amended complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after September 7, 2011, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the second amended complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Adams County Clerk of Circuit Court 402 Main Street, P.O. Box 220 Friendship, WI 53934-8014 and to to Marie M. Flannery/ Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the second amended complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 30th day of August, 2011 to Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1045309 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 276670 544928 WNAXLP

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WANTED: CHOIR ACCOMPANIST

Will need to be available for rehearsals on Thursday evenings & Sunday morning church services.

Please contact:

Bethesda Lutheran Church

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(Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb, Plaintiff, v.

David T. Heuring, et al, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 09 CV 953 Case Code: 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered September 2, 2010, in the amount of $262,758.12, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: October 13, 2011, at 10 a.m.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval.

Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel I: The North 660 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, AND the North 660 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, except that part lying East of West Church Rd., AND the South 660 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, AND the South 660 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, except that part lying East of West Church Road. Said land being in the Town of Alden, Polk County, Wis. Parcel II: The North 660 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, AND The North 660 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, except that part lying East of West Church Road. Said land being in the Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: N/A. Vacant land along West Church Road, Star Prairie, WI 54026. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been discharged in bankruptcy, this letter is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally. This letter serves only as notice of the commencement of a legal proceeding as required by the loan documents, state law and/or federal law.

ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733 Attorneys for Plaintiff

1947 110th Ave., Dresser, WI 54009 715-755-2562 or bethesdalutheran@centurytel.net

NOTICE

TOWN OF DANIELS MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

The Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held Tues., Sept. 13, 2011, At 7 p.m. At Daniels Town Hall AGENDA: Minutes & Treasurer Report; payment of town bills and any other business properly brought before board. Agenda will be posted at Daniels Town Hall 24 hours before meeting. Visit Daniels Township Web site (www.townofdaniels.org).

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SECTION 0200 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Pipe and North Pipe Lakes – Protection and Rehabilitation District Water Quality Pond (NPI-NE) Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Pipe and North Pipe Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District until 10 a.m. on September 19, 2011. Bids will be opened and read aloud at a meeting of the District Commissioners on September 19, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of the following: Description Quantity Unit Clearing and Grubbing 1 acre Excavation 6,450 cu. yds.

Precast Manhole structures 2 each Mulching, Fertilizing & Seeding 1 acre Riprap, Heavy 150 cu. yds.

Bids shall be on the forms provided for that purpose and according to the contract documents prepared by the Polk County Land & Water Resources Department, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 120, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents may be seen at the office listed above or by contacting Dick Hollar, (715) 8225317.

Contractors desiring a copy of the Bid Forms and Contract Documents may obtain them from the sources listed above. If paper copies of the documents are desired, they may be obtained in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders upon payment of $10/Set. Checks should be made out to Polk County Land & Water Resources. No refunds will be provided.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids should be directed to the Pipe and North Pipe Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District, 2242 24th Street, Comstock, WI 54826, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR WATER QUALITY POND (NPI-NE).”

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the District.

Dick Hollar, for the Pipe and North Pipe Lakes 545100 3Lp WNAXLP Protection and Rehabilitation District

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Date of Public Hearing: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 Time: During the Regular Meeting of the County Board, 6:30 p.m.

Polk County Government Center, County Boardroom 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that during its regular business meeting on September 20, 2011, commencing at 6:30 p.m., the Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 59.10(3)(b) 2, on the proposed Final Supervisory District Plan; to receive citizen input and commentary regarding same. The proposed Final Supervisory District Plan has been developed based upon the 2010 Federal Census Data.

Following the public hearing the Polk County Board of Supervisors will consider and act to adopt the Final Supervisory District Plan pursuant to and in accordance with Wisconsin Statute Section 59.10(3)(b) 2.

A copy of the proposed Final Supervisory District Plan is available on the Polk County Web site at http:// www.co.polk.wi.us or at the County Clerk’s Office, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 110, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Monday through Friday betwen the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The public hearing is open to the public according to Wisconsin State Statute 19.83. Persons with disabilities wishing to attend and/or participate are asked to notify the County Clerk’s office (715-485-9226) at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time so all reasonable accommodations can be made.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY CLERK Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk 544564 2-3L 44-45a,d Date: August 5, 2011

(Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

DOUGLAS A. NEIDERMIRE and LORI A. NEIDERMIRE, husband and wife and THE RIVERBANK Defendants.

Case No. 10-CV-445 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 20, 2010, in the amount of $297,109.97, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 28, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4), Section Thirteen (13), Township ThirtyThree (33) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, in Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South along the West Line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 OF SW1/4), 345.0 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence due East 264.0 feet; thence

due South 165.0 feet; thence due West 264.0 feet to the said West Line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 OF SW1/4); thence North along said West Line 165.0 feet to the Point of Beginning, Excepting the right of way of the Town Road Extending along the said West Line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4); AND A Parcel of Land in the SouthEast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4), Section Thirteen (13), TownShip Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Nineteen (19) West described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Southeast Quarter thence South along West Line of said Southeast Quarter 510 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence due East 264.0 feet; thence due South approximately 30 feet to the Border of Private Road as it is presently travelled; thence West along North Border of said Road 264.0 feet to the West Line of Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4); thence North along said West Line to the Point of Beginning; Excepting the right of way of the Town Road Extending along said West Line of said SouthEast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4); being approximately 0.18 acres.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 916 248th St., Town of Osceola.

TAX KEY NO.: 042-01029-0000 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

(Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff vs.

ALLEANA CABLE, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 983 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 30, 2011, in the amount of $98,371.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot Ten (10), except the South 25 feet and all of Lot Eleven (11), Block Nine (9), Original Plat of the Village of Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 504 Superior Ave., Centuria, WI 54824.

TAX KEY NO.: 111-00301-0000.

Dated this 28th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 275179

(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

DEBORAH JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 137 CORRECTED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 16, 2011, in the amount of $142,136.23, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 11, Plat of Hasta La Vista, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 106 Ranger Court, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 151-00367-1100.

Dated this 21st day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Benjamin J. Pliskie State Bar #1037985 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274646

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FINAL SUPERVISORY DISTRICT PLAN

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(Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

JOEL H. HUNTER and JANE DOE , unknown spouse of Joel H. Hunter Defendants.

Case No.: 11-CV-119 Code No.: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 11, 2011, in the amount of $91,343.18, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 12, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Lots 2 & 3, Block 2, First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin. (Parcel No. 126-131).

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 209 1st Ave. North, Village of Frederic.

TAX KEY NO.: 126-00131-0000.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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(Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. AS SERVICER FOR BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FFMLT 04-FF10 Plaintiff vs.

JILL LARAYNE WHITE, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 08 CV 542 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 17, 2008, in the amount of $189,652.00, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 26, 2011, at 10:00 AM TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 632, filed in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 124 as Document No. 393653, Located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2202 Antler Lake Drive, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 040-00344-0000.

Dated this 23rd day of August, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 276359

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Proposed Ordinance No. 40-11; Ordinance to Limit Amount Allowed for Claims for Damages

by Dogs to Certain Domestic Animals (Wisconsin Statute Section 174.11(5)) Date of Public Hearing: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 Time: During the Regular Meeting of the County Board, 6:30 p.m.

Polk County Government Center, County Boardroom 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that during its regular business meeting on September 20, 2011, commencing at 6:30 p.m., the Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 40-11; Ordinance to Limit Amount Allowed for Claims for Damages by Dogs to Certain Domestic Animals (Wisconsin Statute Section 174.11(5)); to receive staff presentation and citizen input, testimony and commentary regarding same.

Following the public hearing the Polk County Board of Supervisors will consider and act to adopt the Ordinance No. 40-11; Ordinance to Limit Amount Allowed for Claims for Damages by Dogs to Certain Domestic Animals (Wisconsin Statute Section 174.11(5)).

A copy of the proposed Ordinance No. 40-11; Ordinance to Limit Amount Allowed for Claims for Damages by Dogs to Certain Domestic Animals (Wisconsin Statute Section 174.11(5)) is available on the Polk County Web site at http:// www.co.polk.wi.us or at the County Clerk’s Office, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 110, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Monday through Friday betwen the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The public hearing is open to the public according to Wisconsin State Statute 19.83. Persons with disabilities wishing to attend and/or participate are asked to notify the County Clerk’s office (715-485-9226) at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time so all reasonable accommodations can be made.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY CLERK Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk 544567 2-3L 44-45a,d Date: August 17, 2011

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Grantsburg Music in the Park ends on a high note

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The last Grantsburg Music in the Park performance ended on a high note Saturday, Aug. 27, with the Grantsburg jazz band and the members of the Grantsburg Music Department giving music lovers a fine finale for the summer season.

Members of the Grantsburg Music Festival Society will be meeting in September to discuss plans for next summer’s Music In The Park series and, as always, will keep an empty chair at the end of the table for the group’s founder, Jake Lysdahl.

“Jake was the heart and soul of this group,” said member Linda Dahl.

All the members say Lysdahl’s presence at the group’s meetings was always an energizing effect and everyone still misses him.

Lysdahl, who died from cancer several years ago, was indeed the music society’s fearless leader.

A man who wasn’t afraid to dream or to act, when Lysdahl saw a need, whether for the community or for its people, he didn’t hesitate to find a way to help.

So when Lysdahl received an anonymous donation of $1,000, he decided to put it to good use. He wanted to find a fitting memorial to Anna Olivia Fremstad, a

Grantsburg Music Department students Lily BengeBriggs and Joe Dumas performed as part of the Music in the Park event held on Aug. 27 at Memory Lake Park. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

former Grantsburg resident who went on to become a famous metropolitan opera singer, and also to create something he knew the community would enjoy.

Lysdahl thought the community needed more opportunities to hear live music and so he decided to organize a group dedicated to bringing a variety of music to

The performance by the Grantsburg jazz band was a fitting finale to the Grantsburg Music Festival Society’s summer Music in the Park series.

Memory Lake Park in the summer. The group would be called the Grantsburg Music Festival Society and the performances would be called Anna Olivia Fremstad memorial events in her honor.

Lysdahl recruited members in his own understated, yet very convincing, way.

Dahl recalls running into Lysdahl on the street. “Jake walked me to the bank and when we got there he’d made me the treasurer of the music society.” Another member, Priscilla Bauer, said she doesn’t even remember how Lysdahl talked her into becoming a member. “I can’t even read music,” said Bauer, “but there I was volunteering to become a member of this music society.”

And in typical Lysdahl fashion, if Jake had an idea to better the community he would go right out and find a way to make it happen and he’d find a way to get others to jump right on board with him.

“The music society was very important to Jake,” said his wife Carol as she spoke of his life long commitment to helping with community needs and the needs of its residents.

“He wanted the community to hear all kinds of music, including opera.”

With Lysdahl’s guidance, encouragement and generous contributions, the Grantsburg Music Festival Society was

Senior Citizen Appreciation Day

Carter Lee provided plenty of percussion during the Grantsburg jazz band’s performance for the final Grantsburg Music in the Park event at Memory Lake Park on Saturday, Aug. 27. born and continues today.

And even though the group still struggles for funding and new members, those who became involved at Lysdahl’s request remain committed to the group’s mission.

“I always felt Jake’s encouragement and support made us want to go out and find more donations so we could have more musical events,” said Bauer of the group’s commitment to keeping the music playing.

Members of the Grantsburg Music Festival Society acknowledge and thank the public and local businesses for their generous contributions through the years, without which the Music in the Park series would not be possible.

The next planning meeting for the Grantsburg Music Festival Society is set for Thursday, Sept. 15. The group is looking for new members and community input as it begins planning for an ambitious project, a band shell for the Music in the Park performances.

For more information on the Grantsburg Music Festival Society, contact Linda Dahl at 715-463-5371 or Priscilla Bauer at 715-222-2195.

Grantsburg

Gary and Pat Fender sang some old favorites for the large crowd atOver 100 guests attended the Brask-Fossum-Janke Post 185 Auxiliary sponsored and Legion Post supported Senior tending the Senior Citizen Appreciation day held at the Grantsburg Citizen Appreciation Day on Aug. 31. The annual event featured lunch, door prizes and music by Gary and Pat Fender and American Legion on Wednesday, Aug. 31. friends. – Photos submitted

Grantsburg Legion Post Commander Mike Martin welcomed Shady Knoll resident Duane Smith and other guests to the Senior Citizen Appreciation Day held at the Grantsburg Legion Hall on Aug. 31.

Dwaine Persells played the accordion and harmonica for the large crowd attending the Brask-Fossum-Janke Post Auxiliary’s annual Senior Citizen Appreciation Day held at the Grantsburg Legion Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

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New staff at Unity

Army Reserves 469th returns

New staff at Unity school (L to R) are elementary physical education teacher Ryan Stridde, high school language arts teachers Stefany Getty and Kayla Klitzke, high school social studies teacher Jennifer Helstad, human resources payroll clerk Amanda Peltier, elementary secretary Heather Tiedemann, and third-grade teachers Rachel Pedraja and Kelsey Bazey. – Photo

by Mary Stirrat

On Friday, Aug. 26, the Army Reserves 469th Engineers, based out of Dodgeville, returned from Afghanistan. Secretary John A. Scocos wished these brave soldiers a very hearty welcome home and offered the agency’s heartfelt thank-you. This photo, submitted by Jason Johns, was taken after he and approximately 50 other fellow members of the American Legion Riders and Patriot Guard Riders rode their motorcycles from Madison to Dodgeville, escorting the unit to a Welcome Home ceremony at Dodgeville High School. – Photo submitted

Northern Lights 4-H

Chairman’s Award at state fair

Northern Lights 4-H was chosen to present their original play, “Mysterious Mystery,” at the State Wisconsin Fair. The youths presented three performances on the Ag Oasis stage.

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Emily Petzel of Centuria earned the Chairman’s Award at the Wisconsin State Fair. In an effort to promote a positive, professional image of agriculture and recognize excellent herdsmanship, Wisconsin State Fair awarded Chairman’s Awards to the top herds in each species of the open livestock shows. Chairman’s Award recipients received recognition during the 2011 fair and will receive complimentary livestock entry fees for the 2012 fair. Petzel exhibited the Champion Shropshire Ewe and the Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Shropshire at the Wisconsin State Fair. Photo submitted

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The summer of the sky ghosts The July 1952 UFO incidents revisited - with a decidedly local connection

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer EAST FARMINGTON – Technically, it is referred to as Case Number 1731 in the infamous Project Blue Book report on unidentified flying objects that was declassified by the U.S. Air Force and the federal government several decades ago.

And while there have been mountains of books, movies and TV shows about the reams of UFO reports and information, one particular month and several specific days still stand out among the fold.

That special time period has a very cryptic local connection, in what some people have jokingly referred to as “the summer of sky ghosts.”

Yes, some of our current fascination with aliens, space travel and specifically, UFOs, may have all been fueled by a few little blips on the radar screens at the former Osceola Air Base.

Setting the scene It was the summer of 1952 and the Cold War was at its diciest.

While America had continually prospered since the end of the war, 1952 was

This actual photo of a radar operator at the former Osceola Radar Squadron in 1959 shows A/2C Alvin Carey of Moreland, Ky., following aircraft across the skies of the region.

The photo came from a July 1959 St. Paul Pioneer Press Pictorial magazine feature on the 674th Radar Squadron at Osceola, and how the change from human to so-called SAGE automated traffic control was about to occur.

The facility would close in 1976, and would later be sold to a Lutheran church organization for use as a retreat center. - Special photo

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Ground Observer Corps members earned these pins for their volunteer Operation Skywatch service. – Photo submitted a confirmed sighting in Osceola that would later light the fuse on one of the busiest, most mysterious days ever in the skies.

One of the telltale remnants of the Osceola Air Base is this radar dome base structure. Until the mid-‘70s, this building had a giant dome with one of several hypersensitive AN/FPS-90 radar units beneath, scanning the skies around the clock. The facility was originally built to fortify the northern U.S. border at the beginning of the Cold War, as a last line of radar coverage across Canada and the North Pole. While some people have referred to the Osceola base as part of the so-called Pinetree Line of radar units, the facility would have been the lone Pinetree Line facility in the region, with the rest in Canada. Several of the same-era Canadian Pinetree Line bases and radar stations are being restored to their Cold War condition as unique tourist attractions.

- Photo by Greg Marsten the first sputter in America’s racing engine: confidence in the military first started to wane after a stalemate at the 38th Parallel in Korea; Detroit’s auto sales were way off; prejudice and racial issues moved front and center; McCarthyism could no longer be ignored and Democratic President Harry S. Truman decided not to run for re-election after losing the New Hampshire primary - pretty well handing the White House over to Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Look magazine featured an in-depth article that month on the growing UFO controversy and Marilyn Monroe had appeared on the cover of Life magazine just a few months earlier, right beside a strange story about odd lights in the sky, and how they were becoming increasingly more common.

In sports, a tweaked-out Studebaker Commander convertible paced the Indianapolis 500. It was the last time a Studebaker would have such an honor. Baseball was getting to know a young second baseman named Billy Martin - wearing a laterretired No. 1. He would team up with Mickey Mantle to bring the New York Yankees through the hot summer with a growing number of clutch plays, culminating in a World Series win over the rival Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games.

In music, a 13-year-old talent show winner nicknamed “Little Jimmy” Boyd would record the megahit “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” that summer and would later have to explain to staff of Pope Pius XII that it was not a “sex in Christmas” song, but that “Santa” was actually his father.

Just a few months earlier, Cecil B. DeMille’s noteworthy film about life in the circus, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” won the Oscar for Best Picture. Cryptically, it was in that film that James Stewart played a clown who never took off his makeup.

1952 was magical in many ways, with a summer rich in entertainment and events, but noted also by what happened in the skies over North America, as it became a summer of “ghosts in the sky” and on one particular day in July, the whole thing came to light.

And it all started that morning in Osceola.

The Tornado crossing Ironically, July 29, 1952 was also a big day in aerospace history when a U.S. Air Force RB-45C Tornado (the world’s first jet bomber) made the first nonstop transPacific flight. The plane refueled in the air twice along the way using USAF KB-29s also a first - adding to the “wow factor” of the event.

Major Louis Carrington Jr. and his crew of the 91st Reconnaissance Wing flew from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to Yokota Air Base in Japan - a distance of almost 3,500 nautical miles - in just under 10 hours without landing. The crew was later awarded the National Aeronautics Association prestigious MacKay Trophy for the achievement.

Later that day, an Air Force press conference in Washington, D.C., in Room 3E869 at the Pentagon, proved to be one of the strangest press conferences ever held.

In spite of the achievements earlier that day by Maj. Carrington’s Tornado crew, the phrase trans-Pacific was never even mentioned.

The event slipped quietly into the record books.

The Pentagon press conference was meant to address phenomena from the previous weekend, where numerous unidentified flying object reports had unfolded, leading to a bit of public paranoia about the skies. It was meant to dispel concerns about the scattered, mostly civilian UFO reports, but ironically, that press conference occurred just a few hours after

Credible people seeing incredible things For UFO followers, the summer of 1952, is like their Woodstock. In the previous weeks of July, reports of fast-moving and suddenly hovering lights filled the U.S. and the world’s newsrooms, almost all of them were immediately discounted by the U.S. military.

That Pentagon press conference was called because of pressure to address those numerous reports of lights, objects and confusing eyewitness accounts many of which were coming from inside the Washington D.C. beltway.

As U.S. Air Force Director of Intelligence Maj. Gen. John A. Samford was introduced, he made a statement that survives to this day on a 41-second newsreel and would become commonplace for its extraordinary back-pedaling in future years: That speech mentions “swamp gas ... humidity ... temperature inversions” and other somewhat nonsensical “explanations” for the UFO accounts.

Samford’s references would later become commonplace jokes for investigators, both official and hobbyists. They also outlined the direction U.S. intelligence policy would take for decades to come, during the quickly escalating Cold War with the vague, but assumed, Soviet threat.

“The Air Force feels a very definite obligation to identify and analyze things that happen in the air that may have in them menace to the United States,” Samford stated with the cool, solid demeanor of a wise, old grandfather. He later loosely explained how the Air Force is “taking the accounts seriously,” but that they’ve found “less than 20 percent of the reports to be credible.”

However, later in his statement, Samford admits a chilling reality: that of those recent accounts, many of the UFO reports “ ... have come from credible observers of relatively incredible things.”

The irony that the Air Force would hold their largest post-World War II military press conference to date, yet never once even mention their Tornado jet bomber’s successful trans-Pacific flight earlier that day is not only striking, but shows how the eyes of the media were now training less on accomplishments and more on possible scandal and propaganda.

That Samford would admit incredible things were being witnessed by very credible people - including dozens of the men and women under his command - was intrinsically remarkable.

The federal government was finally taking UFOs seriously and that very day

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would prove to have its footnote in history, again, courtesy the Osceola Air Base.

The day before On July 28, 1952, the day before the Samford press conference, there were odd radar reports in Osceola at the Air Base of the 674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. The vigilant radar operators noted several unidentified “bogies” in the skies “idling at about 60 mph,” according to Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe’s account of the Project Blue Book report.

F-51 Mustang fighter planes were scrambled from Superior within two minutes, but the bogies performed strange maneuvers and the account noted one of the object’s speed jumped to 600 mph, according to the account of the since reclassified Osceola intelligence report.

The nearest commercial pilot noted several rapidly moving lights east of the Twin Cities metro at about 25,000 feet. An unidentified spotter in the Ground Observer Corps confirmed the lights, as well.

The spotter’s location is never mentioned.

The nation’s intelligence community was already on edge from previous eyewitness sightings near the U.S. Capitol that weekend, so to say all eyes were trained is assumed. Even President Truman requested a statement from the Air Force on the sightings that weekend.

This was the Osceola 674th Radar Squadron’s insignia logo, circa 1969. - Special photo ous dozens of eyewitness accounts.

Because of the early Osceola reports, operators at other bases and radar squadrons were put on alert and knew what to look for. Ground Observer Corps volunteers were also quizzed endlessly about what they were seeing or saw. Pilots on both commercial and military flights were led to the radar blips and confirmed them dozens of times, all across the nation.

By 10 a.m., the targets were spotted heading back across the west, where they had just passed near Walker Air Force Base at Roswell, N.M., - and also near the Los Alamos scientific lab. That’s when two Air Force jet interceptors caught up with “the high-speed discs,” according to four weather observers at Walker AFB. The planes had left from Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, N.M., and spooled their turbines hard, catching up about five minutes after the Los Alamos report. The jet pilots noted chasing the object from the west to the east and that it left contrails, as did their planes.

Later that hour, nearby reports of a light-brown, egg-shaped object with wings hovered and then “shot off” to the northwest at high speed and was completely out of sight within four minutes.

Ironically, one of the prime Los Alamos eyewitnesses was an unnamed, reserve colonel in the Air Force.

It was a short time later that the aforementioned Pentagon press conference began in Room 3E-869, right as the sky ghost action was heating up.

The sky ghosts return The sky ghosts weren’t done. At about 1:30 a.m. on July 29, 1952, the Osceola Air Base’s elaborate AN/CPS 6 radar array came to life with blips that seemed to mimic the reports from the previous morning. Again the base was alive with activity as the reports were relayed across the usual channels, hoping to either confirm or debunk the radar activity.

It was very early in the morning and the skies over southern Polk County were almost cloudless with a waning crescent moon.

Confirmation was sought by the Ground Observer Corps’ Operation Skywatch volunteers. Reportedly, two GOC observers confirmed strange, flying objects - the profiles, colors and speed of them were not in line with their plastic “cheat sheets” that showed outlines of known aircraft profiles, declination-degree charting and distance markings.

(Those observers were reportedly stationed at a GOC skywatch tower just north of the Polk/Burnett county line, on very high land near what is now known as Melvin Daniels County Park.)

The operators at the Osceola base were following the objects closely, watching purplish-blue screens on state-of-the-art, circa 1950s radar equipment. However, they did not see the objects themselves, and were referred to as “blind men” in the reports.

Officially, at just after 1:30 a.m., they reportedly noticed several clusters of up to 10 small radar targets moving from the southwest to the east at between 60 and 70 mph. They also noted a much larger target leading the way, affectionately compared to a cluster of ducks on a pond, following their mother.

Once again, Mustang fighters were scrambled from Superior, and within two minutes had confirmed the large object which at times in the report synopses was thought to have accelerated to 700 mph.

Photos were reportedly taken from the Mustangs but have never surfaced.

Those Ground Observer Corps volunteers at the stationary tower north of Frederic once again confirmed the sightings, but their names and details of their accounts were never released.

The objects left the region at high speed to the northeast and did not return. The Mustang pilots gave chase as long as they could, but could not keep up. For reference, a circa 1950s F-51 Mustang fighter tops out at about 437 mph, meaning whatever they were pursuing was truly fast.

That chase proved to be a harbinger of a busy day to come.

Building clouds At almost the exact time that Air Force intelligence brass was speculating to the press about the phenomena of the previous days and trying to attribute it to temperature inversions, bizarre weather and other pretend logic was about when the skies over Ennis, Mont., lit up.

Ben Shaffer was driving on a road near Ennis when he saw something exceedingly strange and pulled over to watch more closely. Eleven other witnesses also pulled over and noticed “a hovering object near a mountain.” Shaffer had midpowered binoculars and watched for several minutes from the shoulder of the road, while others continued to stop and note the event.

The object then reportedly “made a cloud around itself” and the intrigued crowd grew along the roadside. They later noted three smaller objects emerge from the cloud.

One person who stopped had a set of 50-power binoculars, and Shaffer had enough time to set up his Bell and Howell movie camera. He also took photos with a Kodak Retina camera. The movie footage and stills were turned over to Maj. McCarthy of the 29th Air Division at Great Falls, that evening. They later became critical parts of the Air Force’s chronicling of the day’s sky ghost events.

That day would end up being filled with UFO reports at military installations across the nation. From Wichita, Kan., to Langley AFB in Virginia, the sightings and similarities became a virus of sorts.

Intercepting the discs After the numerous Osceola reports, the day of sky ghosts was really just beginning.

Sometime before 3 a.m. that morning, Civil Aeronautics radar tracked between eighth and 12 UFOs traveling at slower speeds - about 110 to 120 mph - in a 10mile arc around the nation’s Capitol.

The rest of the day reads like a book of UFO accounts from across the U.S. at airports, military facilities, bases and numer-

The Pentagon blinks The press conference at the Pentagon that day in July revealed several things previously unknown, including that UFOs could be “seen” by radar screens and that the reports were all eerily similar in detail, even without prior knowledge of other reports.

Press queries for Pentagon brass ran the gamut, including leading questions on the possibility of the U.S. military involvement - that the Air Force was behind the

object(s) being reported. That notion was quickly shot down by Samford, who jokingly admitted that the U.S. military “currently had no massless, unlimited powered vehicles in the works.”

(That unusual, sarcastic response would later fuel other rarely mentioned, bizarre theories - later expounded upon in several science fiction movie accounts - that the USAF had their own pilots doing test runs on “captured” 1947 Roswell spacecrafts.

The premise was front and center in the 1996 hit movie “Independence Day.”) The July 29 UFO reports were later chronicled and placed on a timeline and a map, showing that the flight paths suggested a pattern of higher concentrations near nuclear facilities. Samford was prepared for this speculation, and suggested that people at nuclear facilities and laboratories were a bit more “on edge” than the typical night sky observer.

Samford was a master of military doublespeak and instead of pretending UFOs never existed, like previous federal and military officials, he went the other way.

He cited the notion of UFOs going back to prebiblical times and concluded that there have been several time periods, years, months or days - such as 1846 - where there seems to be an increased likelihood of the reports.

Ironically, the bizarre sky ghosts showing up on radar screens across the nation that very morning and afternoon were never once mentioned. It was either the best timing ever for a press conference or the most immediately outdated media event in ages.

Regardless, America had the “UFO bug,” and it hasn’t gone away since.

The Robertson Panel The events of that July led to the Central Intelligence Agency forming the blueribbon Robertson Panel commission several weeks later. While they met only four times, starting that next January, many people consider it the first all-access approach to the study of sky ghosts. Some people speculate that the previously commissioned Operation Sign and the later incarnation of Project Blue Book were hampered by their military formality.

The Robertson Panel had no such limitations. They studied a small number of the unsolved events, sightings and incidents of that year - especially on July 29, 1952 - including extensive, detailed reports and evidence collected from the ground and air, concentrating on several events, especially one near Port Huron, Mich., apparently for the same phenomena that was seen and noted in Osceola earlier that day. The Port Huron sightings were reportedly elaborately detailed, and the substance of which was not known to be part of the original July 29-30 event time line until years later.

Among those reportedly interviewed for the Robertson Panel, in reference to Port Huron, were the Osceola radar operations personnel and other local witnesses - possibly some of the Ground Observer Corps volunteers - as well as the F-51 Mustang pilots based in Superior.

The substance of those debriefings has never been revealed, and even the names of those interviewed were also a closely held secret.

The conclusions of the Robertson Panel (also later referred to as the Durant Commission) were revealed several years later by one of the members, Frederick C. Durant, a renowned missile expert. The members included a blue-ribbon panel of technical, engineering and aerospace professionals who studied the events as a whole and came up with a whitewashed general report that would later be known for its lack of consistent message.

In other words, they all disagreed.

In his review, Durant later noted that the commission only studied 23 cases less than 1 percent - of the Air Forces’ most unusual UFO reports.

The clown removes his face paint Little was ever said locally about the tracks, blips and accounts that emanated from Osceola’s radar array. As the Twin Cities grew, the actual need for the multidish array became less military and more for actual air safety with the steadily increasing traffic at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

After a fairly thorough review of news clippings of the era, there seems to be little, if any, accounting of the UFO events and their connections to Osceola in the local press around that time.

Major Gen. John A. Samford. – Taken from the Internet The UFO sightings and events of the summer of 1952 slowly ebbed, while the Air Force and Samford tried to convince the world and the press that the sightings of those few weeks were simply “temperature inversions” - and the press bit.

However, the summer swell of attention to sky ghosts led to over four times the typical number of UFO reports. Across the nation, there were 1,900 confirmable, studied reports in 1952 alone - with continued, numerous sightings and radar confirmations for the Osceola Radar Squadron and follow-up pilot and ground witness observations - but nothing like those several weeks in July and August.

One local Ground Observer Corps volunteer, who was only a teen at the time, said they were taken even more seriously, and were given extra respect by higherups.

But mass hysteria doesn’t appear on radar To many people, the events of July 1952 - and specifically on July 29 - were simply paranoia run amok. Mass hysteria was one of the later attributes that many people do agree on. In other words, people heard others say they saw something, so they looked harder and thought they also saw something, anything, in the skies and then reported it.

However, mass hysteria cannot be seen by radar screens, fighter pilots or trained ground observers.

Others say it was a vast variety of weather and electrical phenomena, amplified by our growing ability to look deeper into the air and skies; that our eyes were open and we finally saw the potentially strange, misunderstood machinations of nature.

Skeptics push that the rash of sightings has never been adequately explained.

That the mystery that swept the nation that summer was far beyond the silly explanations of swamp gas, humidity, lightning, meteors or military lies.

While the federal government struggled with how to deal with the bizarre UFO reports, they never really told the whole story, even when pressed.

Like Jimmy Stewart’s strange circus clown who never took off his makeup in “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the summer of 1952 was a transition of sorts, where eventually, the sweat, activity and light of the sun slowly stripped that face paint back.

Of course, there is the possibility never mentioned here: What if that summer really was a reconnaissance mission of sorts for extraterrestrials? Or maybe they were there all the time, but kept in the shadows, with only massive radar arrays and attentive public servants finally revealing their presence.

Maybe they just didn’t think we were watching, just like “Little Jimmy” Boyd sang in an L.A. sound studio that day in July, and squeaked to the world in his pubescent falsetto through radios and jukeboxes later in 1952: “She didn’t see me creep ... down the stairs to have a peep; she thought that I was tucked up ... in my bedroom fast asleep.”

And to think it all sort of came to light at the former little air base near East Farmington.

What does the former Air Force installation look like today? And what became of the super secret military structures that peered into the skies of North America?

You might be surprised, as Greg Marsten reveals not only what the base has been transformed into, but changes being proposed to honor that Cold War past, all in next week’s Leader.

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A man came

Just for

home from the office and told his wife he had a frustrating day at work.

Joe Roberts “Ahhhhh, tell me all about your day honey,” his wife said.

The husband looked at her and said, “Well ... I just did.”

••• My brother stopped a girl in the store and said,” Haven’t I seen you some place before?”

The girl replied,” Yes, that’s why I don’t go there anymore.”

••• My best friend told me, “I have to get a divorce. Ever since I got married, my wife has tried to change me.

She got me to stop drinking, smoking and running around until all hours of the night. She taught me how to dress well, enjoy the fine arts, gourmet cooking, classical music, even how to invest in the stock market.”

I said, “Sounds like you may be bitter because she changed you so drastically.”

“No,” he said, “I’m not bitter. Now that I’m so improved, she just isn’t good enough for me.”

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Frederic Elementary planning for Patriots Day program Local heroes wanted FREDERIC – Frederic Elementary is planning for their annual Patriots Day program and is looking for local heroes. They are looking for veterans, service members, EMTs, firemen, policemen and all local heroes. The program will be on Friday, Sept. 9, and they invite these heroes to lunch dressed in uniform. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 715-327-4221. Lunch times run from 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. They will be taking pictures during lunch and then a group photo at 12:45 p.m.

Watch for these pictures honoring local heroes throughout the community. In addition, at 8:45 a.m., they will be having a ceremony around the school flagpole, raising the flag, pledging of allegiance, and teaching about the meaning of half-staff. All community members are welcome to both events. - submitted

Village Players Community Theatre to hold annual meeting VOYAGER VILLAGE – Come and learn more about The Village Players Community Theatre, the group’s upcoming November murder mystery dinner theater and plans for next year’s summer production at the VPCT annual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 4:30 p.m. at the Voyager Village Community Center (Stables).

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. A short business meeting will be held with election of board members followed by entertainment by singer and guitarist, Ron Larson and and presentations of donations to area schools fine arts programs.

It will also be a great time to renew your membership in the VPCT or to become a new member with annual dues of just $3 being accepted at the meeting.

Everyone welcome. Come and help support our area’s great community theater.

More information on VPCT can be found at www.villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com. - submitted

Turn of the century There is something truly re-

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markable about reaching the landmark age of 100. At this time in history, those who have had the John W. Ingalls privilege of reaching 100 years of life have witnessed profound changes in our society. Many have experienced the early agrarian society where work and transportation were supplied by animal power.

From those days until now centenarians lived through the industrial revolution and now into the electronic age. Not only has life itself changed but the rate of change is also increasing. What was state of the art only 20 years ago is now considered antiquated and obsolete. Thankfully those who have survived this astounding and rapid change have much to teach us if we would only take the time to listen.

I was delighted to read the story of Hazel Bohn who celebrated her 104th birthday in style. Her life should be an inspiration to all of us. There are many factors in play that allow an individual to reach the age of 100.

Certainly we can’t ignore the blessings of heredity and good fortune. Avoiding serious injury and illness certainly helps us to reach advanced age but also those who do live a long time have inherited the best mix of genes from their parents to allow this to happen. But

A long time ago, when my young niece Isabelle was only 4, I overheard her offer some memorable words of wisdom.

She had excused herself from the table and gone to play with Carrie Classon her dolls in the next room. One of her dolls had apparently misbehaved during dinner. Naturally Isabelle was upset, but she kept her composure. I heard her say in an unmistakably forgiving voice, “You’re not a bad baby, sometimes you just make bad choices.”

Lucky baby.

Lately, I’ve been second-guessing some of my choices. This afternoon I was driving home from Daniel’s, driving down a freeway I have taken dozens of times, when my phone rang. I shouldn’t talk on the phone when I’m driving because it distracts me. This was clearly evidenced by the fact that as soon as I hung up, I had no idea where I was.

Had I driven past my exit? I looked carefully to either side of the highway. Nothing looked familiar.

There were no signs and I’ve never paid attention to mileage markers. Yes, I decided, I must have missed my exit. Ahead was an exit I was sure I had never seen before. I took the exit, turned around and headed in the opposite direction until... I saw something familiar. I saw a hand-lettered sign with a particularly memorable sentiment on it that I had passed dozens of times before. Now that I had reversed course, I really was headed in the wrong direction.

Disoriented, I pulled off at the next exit and looked at the battered old map I keep in my truck. The exit I thought I had never seen before was one I had driven by dozens of times. Of course it looked familiar. After I checked the map, everything looked familiar. I had seen that barn before ... I knew where I was.

I know people who rail against the daily horoscope

Letters from

Home

because they say that it’s no way to plan your life, but I think they might be missing the point.

Horoscopes tell us what we already know, and sometimes it just feels good to have a little reassurance. I may have a plan for my life but still need a dose of encouragement so as not to lose my nerve and turn around. I get advice from Buddhist monks, newspaper columnists, cutting-edge psychologists and longdead philosophers. I read my horoscope and a few other astrological signs as well (they seem to provide equally good advice). I’ve even found words of wisdom in a fortune cookie and I’m not afraid to ask for another cookie if I’m hungry for a second opinion.

In all cases, I find encouragement to keep headed in the right direction. Whether it’s coffee with a good friend or the advice of a good book, keeping on course is not something that can always be done on autopilot. Sometimes I’ll lose my nerve and turn around when, if I’d taken a moment to reflect, I would have seen that I was going the right way all along.

After looking at my old map, I turned around for the second time and drove the same piece of highway— now for the third time.

Yes, I felt a little foolish. And yes, I should have been paying more attention. But I didn’t beat myself up. Maybe I had wasted some time, but now I knew I was headed in the right direction. The psychologists, my fortune cookie and Isabelle all agree: I’m not a bad baby, sometimes I just make bad choices.

Then I turn around.

Till next time, —Carrie

Grantoberfest to include free activities for kids/adults

GRANTSBURG - Plans are wrapping up for the thirdannual fall festival, Grantoberfest. It will be held at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is free to attend.

There will be activities for all ages. A pancake breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m., and there will be live music all day. For the kids, there will be a bouncy house and inflatable obstacle course, face painting, petting zoo, hayrides, mini golf and more ... all free of charge.

Many local food establishments will offer samples, food and drinks for purchase including cotton candy, hamburgers, pizza, taco in a bag, pulled pork, brats, award-winning cheese, homemade bread, and more.

Many activities and games will take place including the third-annual kickball tournament (youth division in

the morning and adults in the afternoon; Great Pumpkin contest, scarecrow decorating contest; wiener dog race and a ladies nail-driving contest. New activities this year include a dunk tank, a rock climbing wall and Xbox 360 with Rock Band. To learn more about the activities and games, and to register, visit their Web site at www.grantoberfest.com. You may also call the Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President, Nicki Peterson, at 715-463-5988 for more details.

“Like” us on Facebook for updates – www.facebook.com/grantsburgwi.

The Grantsburg Fairgrounds is located on Hwy. 87, just south of the Hwy. 70 stoplight. Grantoberfest is sponsored by several local businesses and the Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce. - submitted

Jackson fi firrefi fig ghters chili cook-off

WEBSTER – Got chili? The Town of Jackson Volunteer Fire Department’s ninth-annual chili cook-off and sportsmen’s raffle is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8. If you think that your chili recipe has what it takes to win

the biggest chili cook-off in the area, contact Dan at 715475-8060 or danocampion@hotmail.com to enter. More info available at www.townofjacksonwi.com/ fire_department. - submitted

Apple River Quilt Guild show

AMERY – The Apple River Quilt Guild will host their 21st Amery Fall Festival Quilt Show Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18. The event will feature nearly 150 quilts on display at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1050 Keller Ave. N. The theme of this year’s show is A Sampling of Quilts.

The show includes a chance to win a queen-size raffle quilt, three vendors of quilt-related items and the guild challenge, featuring sample block quilts. The quilters classroom will feature sample block quilts with demonstrations on Saturday and easy-sew table runners and pillowcase on Sunday. Coffee and lunch, soup and beyond all of that there is a key that shouldn’t be overlooked and it was clearly displayed in Hazel’s life. She had an inquisitive and active mind. Long past any time when she needed to be MD informed or involved she remained interested in the world, trying to get balanced information about what was happening. While I have never met Hazel, she is an inspiration to me as have been others.

Carl came to me at the age of 96. Having just bought a new car with an extended warranty, he wanted a physical. He was going to reach the age of 100 and have a big party. At the age of 96, an extended warranty was clearly an optimistic outlook. I wondered privately if he should even buy green bananas.

He made to 100 and had a big party.

Lafayette was another. In his mid 90s he came to me with a swollen, bruised knee. It wasn’t because his walker folded up or his cane slipped. No, he tripped on a rock when trout fishing in the spring. Ignoring the discomfort he enjoyed his spring outing anyway because the day was too nice to be inside. He was always interested in the world and people.

Theman was yet another. Working tirelessly his entire life, he never seemed to lack energy. Always ready

homemade pie, provided by the church staff, will be available on Saturday. Small quilt items donated by guild members will be available for purchase.

All proceeds from this sale will go to the Northwoods Homeless Shelter, which provides temporary shelter and services to homeless individuals and families.

Show hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3, free for those under 16. For more information about the show, silent auction or quilt guild, contact Nancy Drake at 715-268-6910. submitted

to share his faith and serve where help was needed, he inspired many. He remained very interested in state and national politics but he became ill around the time of the Bush versus Gore election debacle. He didn’t want to die until it was settled. Before he breathed his last he had his answer.

My wife’s grandmother, Ethel, is yet another centenarian. This year on Mother’s Day we celebrated her 100th birthday. It was wonderful to see her have a conversation with her great-great-granddaughter.

Old age or the process of aging is difficult at best, but an inquisitive, active mind and keeping involved is essential to not only survive but also thrive. Remaining physically and especially mentally active is one of the primary keys to success as we progress through our 70s, 80s and 90s. Live like you have an extended warranty.

This reminds me of a story that was printed in the Reader’s Digest a number of years ago. It seems there was a spry lady of 100 years that was being interviewed by a reporter for the local paper. After listening to the account of her life events, he was captivated by her stories and continued interest in life. Finally wondering about her general health he decided to ask, “Have you ever been bedridden?” He paused to await her response.

She thought for a couple of minutes and answered.

“My yes … many times and twice in a haystack.”

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Memories of Lake McKenzie

River Road

by Jane Bergo

Ramblings Collected by Russ Hanson

Lake McKenzie Lodge in the 1950s with the house to the left. A Norwegian architect directed the construction of the log lodge for a rich industrialist. In the 1940s it became a lodge for vacationers. – Photo from Jane Bergo birds and animals all stopped making sounds. We all hustled up to the basement in the house on the hill. The adults gave the kids a few swallows of beer to allay their fears. The tornado went north of the property. But as soon as the animals started talking to each other again we left the shelter. I was about 10 at the time. The previous night we saw the most beautiful northern lights providing an incredible light show with almost a complete ring of a blood red shimmering curtain. It was an idyllic place for a childhood vacation. We watched the deer come down to the lake to feed in both the morning and evening. We watched the bear near Bear Creek, which was directly across the lake from the lodge, and far enough away, I felt no fear. Catching fish was a main activity and we ate well. I remember one summer when Uncle Charlie, Uncle Herman’s brother, caught a German brown trout that fed seven of us.

When we first got to the lake it was so overstocked we only caught small fish. It took several years before they were somewhat thinned The biggest fish, Oscar, was hooked several times but it was years before he was caught.

We all knew where the “marl pits” (quicksand) were and were absolutely forbidden to go there. Although we did not always obey that order we were careful just to observe the quicksand from outside the edges. We only picked blueberries with the car doors open so if the bears came we could run for the car and they could have all the bounty. There were five trout streams flowing out of the lake. Bear Creek was directly across from the lodge.

On Tuesday evenings, Uncle Herman took everybody at the lake into the LuckE tavern for fish dinner. The Luck-E was just one room and they would set up one long table down the center because sometimes we had 15-20 people.

The cows from Monsons over at Ward Lake would graze on the grass near the buildings. And Ward Lake was where we would go to swim.

A funny incident I remember, a boy named Barny was visiting Ward Lake Cabins with his family and we got to be friends one summer. We (age 13 or 14) even wrote for several years afterward. I had a picture of him and of all of us on the swimming platform. Years later, two nights after my wedding, we were staying with close friends in Madison. My car “bit” my husband and he needed a bandage. With no bandages, we went downstairs to the second floor and knocked on the door. Shortly the door was opened by a man in a blue bathrobe and his girlfriend (the downstairs neighbor) behind him. I greeted Barry by name and there

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Bandage received but my husband didn’t believe how I knew his name till years later when he saw the picture from Ward Lake.

My younger brother, John, was an unwilling participant in an incident with Kokomo the cat. As kids we slept up in the gallery, and one night with the fireplace burning and everyone sleeping, a bat flew into sight and Kokomo jumped for it, landing on John. John reacted quickly and eventually Kokomo got back to the railing of the gallery and made another pass at the bat. However, this time he jumped out into open space and screamed all the way down to the first floor. No animals were harmed in this exchange, but everyone woke with laughter. Kokomo learned not to do that again.

John and I attempted to take some of our favored tiny frogs home. We put them in several beer cans, the kind you had to open with a “church key.” We sneaked them into the car and covered them with our shoes. One of the cans slipped and a one little guy got loose and was jumping up against my dad’s leg as he was driving. He stopped the car and we had to give up our treasures and just bring back memories.

Activities for us kids were fishing, but only from a small pier or in the rowboat with adults. There were no motors allowed on the lake, which holds to this day. Aunt Ruth wouldn’t let me take the rowboat out by myself till I was 12. We seined minnows from one of the creeks that was within walking distance. We dug worms, “helped” clean fish and sat around the fire at night just talking. The car radio was for when weather conditions felt funny. We were good at pumping water and breaking the propane mantles needed for the lamps at night.

One summer when I was about 12, Uncle Charlie, Herman’s brother, caught a very large snapping turtle. Since we didn’t have a gun to kill it and Aunt Ruth was ready to make soup it took an ingenious procedure to kill it. My father was a rather large, heavy man so Uncle Herman got the gaff hook and managed to coax the head out. Dad stood on the turtle shell and finally the axe finished the job. I learned how to clean a turtle, first a very sharp knife. But the meat, all seven kinds of light and dark, is separated from the organs by a relatively thick membrane. Ruth mixed it with pork, with a tomato-type base and to this day that is the best turtle soup I have ever eaten.

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(Jane Nommensen Bergo has written a personal history of Lake McKenzie and the resort her family owned and ran there. She shared it and the pictures with us. This article appeared first in the July 2011 issue of “Luck Remembered” the newsletter of the Luck Area Historical Society. Lake McKenzie is south of Clam Falls in the Town of Bone Lake.)

The story on the property as I remember was that my Uncle Herman Brill, a lawyer in Columbus, had an old gentleman come to him and say he had everything he needed but needed $25 a month spending money. He said he would deed over 14 acres of a property in northern Wisconsin. Uncle Herman agreed even though he had no interest in the property, just to help the old man. In two years the man died so Uncle Herman came up to check out the property and discovered the rest was available for back taxes. He purchased the rest of the property around Lake McKenzie (nearly 1,000 acres total).

According to the family story, the rich Dutch industrialist who had developed the area for a personal retreat had four sons, all of whom were reprobates, so he had parceled out the land to lesser relatives. The man in Columbus got onefourth of the property because he was favored. It seems there were maybe 13 other relatives with little pieces.

The first jobs were remaking the road and repairing the buildings. Wisconsin’s gigantic mosquitoes took their toll on the men who shoveled and dumped gravel on the road and smoothed the surface.

The first building worked on was the lodge or main building. There was a large room on the first floor made for dancing.

Herman and Ruth’s friends, Heps and Ann Emko, came and helped with the stonework and the initials H&R and E&A were set in a contrasting stone on the hearth.

Ruth and Herman chose the orchestra room, off to the right, as their bedroom.

The sides of the dance floor were walled with sheets and blankets for extra sleeping areas. The kitchen was behind the fireplace with a small back porch. This was where the honey pot stayed at night because the outhouse, complete with Sears catalogue, was too far to wander with bears in the area. The gallery with a large log railing upstairs was where the kids slept.

My younger brother, John, had an incident where he was visiting the outhouse and left the door open. He had an onlooker, a large buck with a full rack of horns. They both just looked at each other and eventually both left peacefully.

There was a wide entry porch with rocking chairs in front. This was a lovely, sturdy, well-built log building. Chuck Adleman told me his mother, who was born in this area in 1904, remembered when the buildings were originally built that a Norwegian architect was brought over from Europe to oversee the building.

Behind the lodge was a house with a screen porch that reputedly had running water when the Dutch industrialist developed the area. These were the main family’s living quarters. The house on the hill, the only structure with a basement and two stories, was reportedly for the help. This house came in handy one summer when we heard a tornado warning on the car radio. The frogs, crickets,

maraschino cherries. Dad held a Sunday service when we were up there, but he was in tennis shoes which was not exactly a pastor’s attire in those days.

By 1962, Uncle Herman, who was getting older, chose to sell the McKenzie property to the Conservation Department of Wisconsin and move to South Shore Drive in Luck. The buildings are all gone now.

Some background on the McKenzie Wildlife Area by Chuck Adleman, president of Luck Area Historical Society To put Jane Bergo’s memoirs in context, we did a little research on the history of the property. McKenzie Wildlife Area was established in 1945 because it was a major wintering area for deer. The area is a 5,497-acre property of rolling uplands, lowland forest, trout streams, tamarack bogs and four lakes. It is located about half a mile south of Clam Falls on 60th or 68th street off CTH I. The 1887 plat map of the area lists much of what is now the Town of Bone Lake owned by the C. Lamb & Sons logging company. By 1900, most of the land was cut over and up for sale for farms (although most of the land was difficult for agriculture) or other uses. The next available plat map of 1914 showed the land owned by R.O. Searle who, Irvin Hermstad recalls, was a land broker from the Twin Cities. It was common those days for wealthy people (at least by Bone Lake standards) to have a country retreat.

Searle eventually built at least five buildings on the northwest shore of McKenzie lake which included a lodge, walk-in cooler, fish hatchery and working farm up the hill; someone was probably hired to work the farm.

From at least three sources, we learned that Searle had a man from Norway come to build the impressive main lodge out of local logs. It is said that trout were plentiful but locals weren’t invited to fish in the then-private lake. Ownership eventually passed to Herman Brill, a lawyer from Columbus, (Jane’s uncle) probably sometime in the 1940s after being neglected by previous owners. Ownership of the property finally passed to the state of Wisconsin DNR in 1958. The neglected, vandalized buildings were torn down (some say the lodge was dismantled and the logs sent to Minnesota) and became part the present wildlife refuge.

The McKenzie property currently has a lake-access ramp and parking area, but no other facilities. One of the most impressive local parts of the the Ice Age Trail winds though the refuge. This fall would be an excellent time to take a walk through the area!

••• Don’t forget the upcoming River RoadHwy. 87 Ramble on Saturday, Sept. 24.

We have scheduled the peak of fall color to occur on that day and have a bunch of garage sales, garden sales, historic stops along with the local businesses going all out to make this, the sixth-annual Ramble, a great one. If you haven’t signed up to be on the map, just put a sign along the road and have your own garage sale, or whatever, as the thousands of local and Twin Citians take a tour of the oldest road in northwestern Wisconsin!

Thank You

A special thank-you to Judy & John, Arleen, Gail and our children for the surprise 80th birthday party for us.

A thank-you to everyone who came and to those who sent birthday wishes. Thank you for the flowers, gifts and cards.

It truly was a special day.

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A calendar of good advice Good advice is usually free except on a calendar,

which we purchased. Consider the following: • Keep your watch five minutes fast.

• Never deprive someone of hope, it might be all they have.

• Pay your bills on time.

• Join a slow-pitch softball league.

• Take someone bowling.

• Keep a flashlight and extra batteries under the bed and in the glove box of your car.

• When playing games with children, let them win.

• Turn off the television at dinnertime.

• Never invest more in the stock market than you can afford to lose.

• Learn how to read a financial report.

• Learn to identify local wildflowers, birds and trees.

• Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.

• Know how to change a tire.

• Know how to tie a bow tie.

• Respect your children’s privacy. Knock before entering their rooms.

• Remember people’s names.

(Note: Perhaps one of the above suggestions struck you as good advice. I remember when my sons were learning to tie a tie. Their father stood behind them with both looking into the mirror. It made quite a picture and I had to smile watching them.)

Church newsletters offer encouragment The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember…

Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Samson had long hair and was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an affair and was a murderer.

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Signpost Bernice Abrahamzon Job went bankrupt, Peter denied Christ, The Disciples fell asleep while praying, Martha worried about everything, The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once, Zaccheus was too small, Paul was too religious, Timothy had an ulcer … and Lazarus was dead!

Now! No more excuses!

God can use you to your full potential.

Besides, you aren’t the message, you are just the messenger.

And one more thing…

Share this with a friend or two …

In the circle of God’s love, God’s waiting to use your Full potential.

Joke time “Mister, why doesn’t this cow have any horns?” asked the young lady from a nearby city.

The farmer cocked his head for a moment, then began in a patient tone, “Well, ma’am, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage with horns. Sometimes we keep ‘em trimmed down with a hacksaw. Other times we can fix up the young ‘uns by puttin’ a couple drops of acid where their horns would grow in, and that stops ‘em cold. Still, there are some breeds of cattle that never grow horns.

"But the reason this cow don’t have no horns, ma’am, is ‘cause it’s a horse.”

Until next week, Bernice

Elijah was suicidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow,

"Robin Hood" audtions slated at Luck Schools

LUCK – Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical production of the classic “Robin Hood” will he held on Monday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m., in the Luck School elementary gym. Auditions are open to both public and home-schooled students in the Luck School District, first grade (age 7 recommended) through grade 12. The audition process lasts up to two hours and all participants are required to be in attendance for the full time.

Up to 70 local youth are needed to play the roles of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, the faeries, Robin’s mother, the sheriff’s daughters, the sheriff’s deputies, Maid Marian’s tutors, “Grunt” the king of the gnomes; the gnomes, Will Scarlet, Little John, Friar Tuck, Cook Henny, The Merry Band, Prince John and King Richard.

Rehearsals will be held from Tuesday, Sept. 13, to Friday, Sept. 16, from 3:30 to 7:45 p.m. The local actors will hold two performances scheduled for Friday evening, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., and Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. Tickets for the performances are $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students, and will be sold at the door.

Two professional actor/directors from the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre staff will direct the productions and play the roles of Flora, the queen of the faeries and the sheriff of Nottingham. Founded in 1987, Prairie Fire tours year-round to over 200 communities providing a weeklong professional theatrical experience. Prairie Fire specializes in original adaptations of classic children’s tales, and also has a touring program for junior and high schools. Prairie Fire is a proud recipient of the Minnesota Alliance of the Arts in Education Award for Excellence in Educational Programming.

This is the sixth year Luck Community Ed has sponsored the Prairie Fire residency. Prior shows include “Tom Sawyer,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Sleeping Beauty.” Participation in these family-friendly performances continues to grow as students have a great time and learn acting confidence throughout the week. For more information, contact Amy Aguado, Luck Community Ed, at 715-472-2152 Ext. 103 or e-mail amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us. - submitted

Five generations

Clockwise from lower left: Hazel Bohn, seated with great-great-grandson Xzavier Phillip Hedlund; son, Dennis Bohn; granddaughter, Mary Hedlund and great-grandson, Aaron Hedlund, took time to pose for a five-generation photo while visiting at the Comforts of Home in Frederic. – Photo submitted

Do you remember?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago A headline said, “Family-type farm can survive.”–Jobless benefit cheaters were caught.–Junior Camp was set for Lake 26 for Aug. 25, 26, 27.–Obituaries included Ephraim Bergstrom, Wiliam Knechtel, Peggy Marie Feldt, Augusta Carlson and George Phelps.–Ray’s Firestone at Frederic had a Labor Day tire sale.–A dance was held at the Dairyland Hall on Friday night, Aug. 25, sponsored by the Burnett County Veterans of Foreign Wars.–Stock car races were held at the Grantsburg fairgrounds every Sunday at 2 p.m.–The Indianhead Chorus sang at Northrup Auditorium and the county concert was set for Oct. 15.–One was killed and two were injured in a car-bus collision, Mrs. Myron Rommel lost her life that day and her husband and daughter were injured.-The former Frederic Farmers State Bank purchased the old Frederic Hotel property.-Alleys and parking lots in Frederic were being blacktopped.-A White Bear couple purchased Seven Pines and stream (Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schoenebaum).-Classes in Frederic officially opened Sept. 6.-Help was wanted in Glockzin’s Café, Frederic.-The Wednesday night special at Luck-E-Tavern was the original spaghetti and meatballs at $1.25.

A fish fry was Friday night’s special for $1.10.-Thomas S. Danielson had blueberries for sale with 15-lb. buckets or 16-qt. crates at Webster. Wholesale orders were taken, too.

40 Years Ago Lists of real estate transfers were published periodically in this newspaper.-Marine deserters were apprehended by Polk and Burnett state officers.–A bomb blast wrecked the home of Polk County Law Enforcement Chairman Clyde Williams, Range community.Snowtrail signs were stolen in Burnett County.-Daniel Madsen of Luck was aboard the Recovery Ship for Apollo 15.-Specials at Anderson’s Store, Siren, included fruit cocktail at five cans for $1, bacon at 2 lbs. for $1.39, canned peas at 13¢ can, and baked beans at 11¢ can.-Route’s specials at Frederic included fryers at 49¢ lb., necks and backs at 19¢ lb., whole fryers at 33¢ lb. and fresh peaches were just in at $2.49 a crate.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Store included butter at 73¢ lb., celery at 19¢ stalk, pork loin at 59¢ lb. and slab bacon at 59¢ lb.-The Pour House Supper Club, Siren was now open serving steaks, chicken, seafood. Customers were invited to dance to the music of Stan on Sunday, Aug. 27.-Olsen Drug reported a cash loss at Frederic of more than a $1,000. The money for deposit was in the safe but the safe was unlocked and Mr. Olsen was home for lunch.-Stop ‘n’ Swap reported a break-in at Taylors Falls, Minn.-Teaching staff was complete at area schools.-The Coat Store had a sale on winter coats and car coats in Frederic.-Jensen Furniture, Luck, had a 20 percent off sale on draperies.

20 Years Ago Unity may not renew contract of gifted, talented coordinator.-Frederic Dollars for Scholars program distributes scholarships.-State schools received money to start breakfast program.-The Chapel of Love was dedicated at Skonewood.-There was a growing job market in agribusiness.-Obituaries included Bettsllee Youmans, Lida Mangelsen, Laura Coddington, James Sullivan, Gladys McCurdy, Norman Durow, Emma Rosenow and Roland Olson.-Lewis may keep post office.-Self-defense workshop was held at Frederic.-A rock climber died after falling 45 feet at Interstate Park.-Open house was held for the 50th wedding anniversary Oscar and Mariah Chartrand on July 28 at the Milltown VFW Hall.-School spending was quested at Siren.-A missing woman was said to be heading for Danbury.-The county board approved the Hwy. 70 relocation.-Clam Lake carp die-off was being studied.The Great Rendezvous at the Forts Folle Avoine was held July 26 – 28.-A study was made to determine if bobcats are a potentially endangered species.-The Trade River Evangelical Free Church celebrated its 100th anniversary.-Gov. Tommy Thompson awarded energy grants to schools and hospitals.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Hello, hello, and hello – how is everything going?? Hope it’s been a great week for you all and that you enjoyed the Labor Day weekend. The weather was just perfect, you couldn’t have asked for much better!

Sure has been some great corn out there this year. I just love eating it as does my brother Eli and sister Maya, especially if there is a little butter on it.

I always look forward to this time of year so I can chomp down on a good ear of corn. The other day Mom tried giving us some uncooked corn, but forget that – we want the real deal.

Two new stray dogs are in this week. Ajax and Alanna were left tied to the fence outside the shelter so Lucas brought them in when he got to work and gave them a nice place to relax and have breakfast. Ajax and Alanna are two young black Labs around 6 months of age and we’re guessing they’re brother and sister. Very nice youngsters if I do say so myself and will make wonderful additions to a good family. You can see them on our Web site and while you’re there, check out some of my other friends looking for a loving home.

Susie is a cute little girl who looks like a mini Lab. She is around 6 months of age and is a real little character. Susie loves the pool in the play yard and jumps through it and lays down in the water to cool down. She also likes to chase a ball and play chase with Polly. If you’re looking for a canine companion that is quick to learn and loves life, Susie just may be the one you’re looking for.

The other day Mom was trying to get new pic-

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tures of Tux, the black and white feline. Every time she tried to take his picture he blinked from the flash or squinted in anticipation. Anyway, Mom says that Tux is very handsome and a lover. If we didn’t already have seven running around the house I’m sure she’d bring him home with her. Just what we would need, another cat in the house!!!

One week until our wine and cheese tasting fundraiser at the Clover Meadow Winery in Shell Lake from 2 to 7 p.m. Hope you’ll all attend as it should be a fun afternoon and there are 15 kinds of organic wine to tease your palate! For more information, please go to our Web site where you can also get directions to the winery. We would like to extend gratitude to Burnett Dairy for donating cheese and to Four Winds Market in Siren for donating meat. We really appreciate your donations.

Of course, we couldn’t do it without our wonderful volunteers as well – keep up the good work guys!

So I now have more information on our annual Walk for the Animals fundraiser on Saturday, Sept.

24, that is taking place the weekend of Siren Harvestfest. The walk starts at 1 p.m. downtown Siren at Veterans Park and will be followed by some fun

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events such as a look-alike contest and beagle race. You can also sponsor a shelter animal for a $10 donation, isn’t that great? Information will be on our web site so once again (I must be sounding like a broken record now!) check it out where you can also get sponsorship and registration forms.

Both these fundraisers help the shelter raise much-needed funds to operate and we appreciate each and every one who participates and has a fun time while meeting some of my friends from the shelter.

“Better to light a candle for one lost dog than to curse the darkness of man’s indifference. Saving just one dog won’t change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog.“ - Richard C. Call Have a great week everyone! Licks and tail wags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org. 715866-4096. License No. 267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too!

Bernice Abrahamzon

It’s looking more and more like fall every day. Faculty members at Siren had three days of in-service last week and the students were there Thursday and Friday. If school is out in early June, do we say now that school is in (session)?

Boxes have been in place at the Lewis church to help provide school supplies at Frederic. Items needed are listed to give donors an idea what is needed. Teachers, themselves, often provide supplies for their classes.

Older people remember when paper and pencils were provided; rulers, too, and stubby scissors for small hands. Such a treat to have a new, big box of crayons. Colors have new names these days al-

though the basic colors are there with more imaginative shades, too.

Recently, an artist was showcased with his beautiful and creative artwork. A really amazing display of art. On the other hand, it’s an accomplishment for students to learn to stay within the lines. Have you ever considered crayon art?

The NW Regional Writers will meet Friday, Sept.

9, 1 p.m., at Sunrise Apartments in Frederic. The assignment is to write on a “shallow pleasure,” something small, simple, no big deal. i.e. how to eat a double-dip ice cream cone, getting mail in the mailbox or sweeping snow off the back steps.

Birth announcements Aiden Christopher Hansen was born Aug. 31, 2011, at Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minn., to Pam Engen and Chris Hansen, Milltown. Aiden weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz., and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Steven and Linda Trogdon, Coon Rapids, Minn., Wayne Hansen, Milltown, and Renae Jansen, Amery.

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Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Jeremy Michael Rader Jr., born Aug. 30, 2011, to Lissa Lockhart and Jeremy Rader, Hinckley, Minn. Jeremy weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. and was 21 inches long. Siblings are Silas Rader and Patrick Rader. Grandparents are Debra and Mark Lockhart of Grantsburg, Scott Rader of Hinckley, Minn., and Jo Rader of Pine City, Minn.

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Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Alyssa Lynn Gunderson, born Aug. 17, 2011, to Tanya and Dennis Gunderson, Balsam

Lake. Alyssa weighed 5 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A girl, Eleesa Celeste Fischer, born Aug. 18, 2011, to Eric and Erika Fischer, Grantsburg. Eleesa weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.

••• A boy, Jens Henry Valdemar Johansen, born Aug. 19, 2011, to Kyle and Heather Johansen, Luck. Jens weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A boy, Sawyer Wayne Anderson, born Aug. 19, 2011, to Shara and Kirk Anderson, St. Croix Falls.

Sawyer weighed 8 lbs., 8 oz.

••• A girl, Sadie Rian Bjorke, born Aug. 19, 2011, to Joshua and Jacqueline Bjorke, Osceola. Sadie weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A girl, Oriana Nevaeh Wikstrom, born Aug. 22, 2011, to Jenna Wambolt and Jeremy Wikstrom,

Siren. Oriana weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A girl, Kalli Johanna Krueger, born Aug. 26, 2011, to Kyle and Tiffany Krueger, Lindstrom, Minn. Kalli weighed 8 lbs., 8 oz.

••• A boy, Roen Harvey Fisk, born Aug. 25, 2011, to Kyle Fisk and Courtney Crowell, St. Croix Falls.

Roen weighed 8 lbs.

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Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Cohen Jason HeidVogel, born Aug. 29, 2011, to Jason and Maria HeidVogel, Osceola.

Cohen weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz.

••• A girl, Avrie Elizabeth Johnson, born Aug. 27, 2011, to Doug and Nicci Johnson, Shafer, Minn.

Avrie weighed 7 lbs., 3.2 oz.

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The workshop will focus on identification and habitats, the variety of edibles as well as health benefits, cultivation, preparation and preserving your harvest. The fee for the workshop is $3 for Friends of Inter-

state Park and $5 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required. Call 715-483-3747 for registration and more information.

Please bring pen and paper and a mushroom guidebook if you have one.

Meyerhoff has lived in Polk County nearly 20 years and has been successfully harvesting wild edible mushrooms for the last 10 years. She has eaten close to 80 different kinds of mushrooms - many which are easily identifiable.

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The Harmony HCE Club hosted a picnic for the residents of Cedarwood Manor on Tuesday.

Dave and Teresa Childers are spending a few days at their cabin. On Sunday they had dinner with Jack and LaVonne O’Brien.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Sam Williamson whose funeral was on Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren.

Best wishes to Margaret Connor who fell at home and is now hospitalized at Regions Hospital.

John and Reeny Neinstadt helped clean up the Markville Cemetery on Sunday. They had supper with Sharon and Ronnie Proffit.

The Orange 4-H Club met at the Baptist Church Friday evening.

Kathryn Krause finished her summer job at Sargents Nursery in Red Wing, Minn., as a landscape intern. She spent the weekend at home. Sunday afternoon Kathryn went to UW-River Falls to help register freshmen athletes in cross country.

Deanna Krause took Bryan back to UW - Eau Claire Sunday afternoon. He will also be in cross country there.

The annual meeting for the Orange Cemetery will be on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m.

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Lewis The Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society will meet Monday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., at the Luck Senior Citizens Center. A silent auction will be held so bring something to bid on. Also, Larry Retherford will explain how to work with silver. Potluck lunch will be held as usual.

The 2011 meetings for the above rock club are winding down except for the usual “dinner out” with gift exchange. It’s like an early Christmas get-together.

Meetings for the above are not held in the winter as the weather is often too unpredictable. Rockhounds often spend winters elsewhere to escape the cold and snow.

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Leslie and Jim Leaf spent last week with her parents, Kent and Nancy Krause. Karen Hintz spent Wednesday through Sunday with her mother, Fran Krause. Saturday Karen celebrated her birthday and 30th anniversary at her brother Kent’s annual croquet party and picnic.

The Mark Krauses went to River Falls on Sunday to help Kathryn celebrate her birthday. Allyson Krause also visited on her way back to school in Stevens Point.

Last Tuesday, Teresa Childers and LaVonne O’Brien visited the Potter's Shed in Shell Lake.

Jack and LaVonne were dinner guests Saturday evening at Teresa’s cabin.

Sunday guests at Jack and LaVonne’s for a picnic were Mike and Tylan O’Brien, Tom and Becky O’Brien, Teresa and Dave Childers, Anita, Kathleen, Sharon O’Brien, Dennis and Barb O’Brien and Bob O’Brien.

Congratulations to Rachel O’Brien on the birth of Tristan Robert on Friday. Proud grandparents are Bob and Heather O’Brien and great-grandparents are Jack and LaVonne O’Brien.

Coming event is the annual Orange Lakeside Cemetery meeting on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. at the Orange Community Center.

Academic News MENOMONIE – University of Wisconsin-Stout students from the area have received scholarships totaling $27,500 from the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation for the 2011-12 academic year.

To qualify, the students needed to fill out an application and submit letters of recommendation.

For more information about the program, go to www.uwstout.edu/programs/bsgcm/index.cfm.

UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, is a special mission university in the UW system. The university has a long-standing reputation of serving business, industry, education and the helping professions through its specialized educational programs. Enrollment this year is approximately 9,339.

Osceola Emily Tunison, junior, graphic communications management, $2,600. - submitted ••• EAU CLAIRE - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has announced the names of students who have completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees as of the conclusion of the university’s summer 2011 academic session.

Local students who received degrees and their fields of study are: Amery Stetson Grant, arts and sciences, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice; Osceola Rachel Graf, business, Bachelor of Arts, healthcare administration. - submitted •••

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Engagement

Last Wednesday evening, long after dark, bear country was hit again. Come Thursday morning; we found bird feeders strewn all over the ground. However, it won’t be too much longer and those big black buggers will be heading to their dens for a long winter’s snooze. I sure do enjoy those tiny tots though, but come Spring the sows will return, some with the cute little ones, others with the yearling cubs, troublemakers most of them, as most of them have picked up some of mom’s bad habits, raiding the feeders.

Last week was a busy one for the Siren Lions/Lioness as they set about setting up their annual Labor Day yard sale at the park. Takes at least three full days with everyone there to put things in order. This year’s main topic around the tables as we filled tables was would the weather hold off any rain and give us a couple of dry days. Our prayers were answered as Friday morning came dreary and damp but soon turned to sunshine with many early shoppers waiting to get in. Saturday was another beautiful sunny day. However Sunday afternoon about 4:30 p.m. Mother Nature let loose, but the sale was over.

Eskola/Virkus Randy and Diana Virkus from Luck are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Justin Virkus, to Jennifer Eskola.

Jennifer, the daughter of Mick and Liz Eskola of Washburn, is a 2008 graduate of Washburn High School and a 2010 graduate of WITC-Ashland with a medical administrative specialist degree. She is currently employed at JCPenney in Rice Lake.

Justin is a 2009 graduate of Luck High School and currently enrolled at WITCRice Lake in the accounting program and employed at MarketPlace Foods, Rice Lake.

Justin and Jennifer will exchange their vows on Sept. 17, 2011.

Deloris Schirmer is having problems with smoke detectors. Hers are all over 10 years old and should be replaced. With this in mind, she went to Menards in Superior to get new ones. She asked for converter plugs as the plug-in is different. The man told her no such thing existed, and that they would all have to be rewired. She left the store and came home and called Chuck. He will be out next week to install them. It will be a long time before she goes back to Menards, as the Web site for smoke detectors shows converter plugs. At the August meeting of the East Pine County Wanderers, President Fran Levings-Baker reported on a meeting she and three other members of the Greater Minnesota Health Care Coalition had with the Minnesota Commerce Commissioner.

Dave Peterson I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend.

I am writing this as Hazel is enjoying the weekend in Wausau with her daughter and family.

Spades winners were Inez Pearson, Jim Anderson, Lorna Erickson and Holly Stonesifer.

500 winners were Arnie Borchert, Susan Hughs, Lorraine Hansen and LeRoy Booth.

The Frederic Police Department will be having a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 8 to 11 a.m. with freewill offering.

There will be a flu vaccine clinic at the center on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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“Still Alice” by Lisa Genova. When Dr. Alice Howland first starts forgetting things like words when giving a speech, she thinks it might be because of menopause.

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Janelle is the daughter of Mark and Patricia Broberg of Danube, Minn. She has received a Bachelor of Science degree in human resouces management from MSU in Mankato, Minn., and is currently employed as a human resources generalist at Dart Transit Company.

Justin is the son of Kerry and Cindy Brendel of Frederic. He has received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from UW-Eau Claire and is currently employed at Minnesota Knitting Mills in Mendota Heights, Minn.

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The purpose of the meeting was to discuss HMOs that administer state low-income health programs.

August birthdays were Pam Berg, Cheryl Wickham and Mary Schaaf. Evelyn Johnson provided the birthday cake and door prize. Newcomer Paul Raymond won the prize, which was a lovely yard decoration.

In the Aug. 24 issue of the Borderline News, it was reported about an open house/retirement party for Alan Gustafson being held at the Dairyland Town Hall on Sept. 17, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Please note that the time has been changed to noon to 4:30 p.m. due to a conflict with the time of another event. A potluck lunch will still be held. Everyone is welcome to attend.

“Race” by Clive Cussler, “Lethal” by Sandra Brown, ”Second Nature: A Love Story” by Jacuelyn Mitchard, “Son of Stone” by Stuart Woods, “Ballad of Tom Dooley” by Sharyn McCrumb, “Affair: A Reacher Novel ” by Lee Child, “Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues “ by Michael Brandman.

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Don’t forget the Siren Methodist Church has their Scandinavian smorgasbord this Friday. Serving starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Come enjoy the cuisine of the Scandinavian culture.

Registration is coming up for the coming hockey season. If you have a child or children that want to play hockey come to the Lodge Center Arena in Siren on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for registration. For more info call Dave at 715349-8391, Sam at 715-566-2006 or Chad at 715733-0380.

Do you have a daughter or maybe a son who wants to get into dance? Pam’s Dance Company is now enrolling, but classes are limited, so call early.

The classes will start in Siren on Thursday, Sept. 15.

To enroll or for more info call 715-268-9827.

Last Saturday afternoon Art and Bev Beckmark got word that their fourth great granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Beckmark, made her appearance at 6:23 a.m. to the tune of 7 lbs, 11 oz., and 20 inches long.

Proud parents are Steven and Brittney Beckmark, happy older sisters are Rian and Cheyanne. Proud grandpa is Arthur “Punk” Beckmark Jr., all of Bremerton, Wash.

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Dewey LaFollette Karen Mangelsen Sympathy is extended to LaVonne Soholt and other family members, due to the death of LaVonne’s sister, Margaret Olson. She was 74.

Colin Harrison visited Nina and Lawrence Hines Wednesday and Thursday. Weekend guests of Lawrence and Nina were Chad and Chris Harrison.

Roger and Sue Mroszak went to Cottage Grove, Minn., for the weekend. On Saturday, they attended the wedding of their granddaughter, Amanda Pederson.

On Saturday, Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Don and Lida Nordquist, Arvid and Inez Pearson, and Bob and Pam Bentz.

Barry and Sue Hines and family, Brian and Jane Hines and family, and Mark and Sue Hines and family were all Saturday visitors of Donna and Gerry Hines.

April, Dave, Patty and Mandy Close brought lunch out for Karen and Hank Mangelsen Sunday. They celebrated Karen and Hank’s 45th wedding anniversary.

Relatives camping at Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen’s place over the weekend were Ron, Daneen and Kaylee Johnson, Mike, Judy, Jonathon and Jason Johnson, Ruth and Justin Altmann and family, Jeff and Jackie Peterson and granddaughter Maddy, and Dylan Longhenry. Several other relatives and friends visited at various times, also.

Sandy Herzinger was a supper guest of Lida and Don Nordquist Monday.

Sympathy is extended to Linda and Craig Root and family, due to the death of Linda’s mother, Nora Searles. She was 96.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Interstate Park news Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park Saturday, Sept. 10

Molten Lava and Melted Ice, 10:30 a.m. at the Pothole Trail. Join naturalist Barb Walker for a relaxing hike around the Pothole Trail and learn about the Gee Whiz Geology of Interstate Park. See a spectacular view of the river gorge as the leaves start to turn their fall colors.

Incredible Edible Mushrooms, 1:30-3 p.m. at the Ice Age Center. Join Leslie Jo Meyerhoff and learn all about our local wild mushrooms. The program will focus on identification and habitats, the variety of edibles as well as health benefits, cultivation, preparation and preserving your harvest. The fee is $3 for Friends of Interstate Park members and $5 for nonmembers. For registration and information call 715-483-3747.

Saturday, Sept. 17

The Secrets of Eagle Peak, 10:30 a.m. at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Join the naturalist for a hike up to the highest point in the park. Learn the secrets of the peak and see a beautiful view of the river valley. Be sure to bring your camera.

Recipe for a Pothole, 1:30 p.m. at the Pothole Trail. Join Walker for a guided hike around the Pothole Trail to learn the makings of Interstate Park’s natural wonders.

Rid your home of Earth hazardous chemicals & medications correctly and Notes for free this Saturday Jan Barton The final hazardous waste collections for our area will take place on Saturday, Sept.

10, in Spooner at the household hazardous waste collection Site located near the Washburn County Area Humane Society and food pantry on Cottonwood Avenue from 9 a.m.-1 pm. Burnett and Washburn county residents are encouraged to use this collection.

This event — the NW Cleansweep Program — collects household hazardous waste from residents free of charge. It is a valuable program to our counties because it provides an outlet for residents to safely dispose of potentially harmful substances — both for humans and for animals and the environment. Examples of items collected are: old gas and antifreeze, oil-based paints and stains, strippers, battery acid, herbicides, pesticides and insecticides, mercury-containing items such as old thermometers and thermostats, pool chemicals, photo chemicals, caustic cleaners, fertilizers, solvents and many, many other items.

Medications that are outdated or no longer needed will also be accepted at this event free of charge. This is an excellent opportunity for you to rid your home of these often dangerous materials. Toilets and sinks should no longer be used for disposing old or unused medications, say pharmacists, poison control specialists, environmental scientists and sewage plant operators, in contradiction of their own past advice. This abrupt policy change comes after studies found pharmaceuticals in rivers and lakes across the United States and after other research suggesting that those common drugs are damaging the health and reproduction of fish, said Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Sewage treatment plants are not designed to remove medications, Shafer said. Bacteria used in treatment digest organic waste, but not chemicals. Consequently, prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are excreted by people or flushed down toilets and poured into sinks generally flow through treatment plants and are discharged to waterways, he said. “The evolving science shows that pharmaceuticals and personal care products are having an impact on aquatic life,” Shafer said. For that reason, Northwest Regional Planning Commission’s Northwest Cleansweep program is sponsoring this collection held in conjunction with the hazardous waste collection event.

Any expired or unwanted prescription drugs or overthe-counter products can be dropped off at the collection from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Such collections encourage people to clean out medicine cabinets and prevent acci-

Saturday, Sept. 24

A Billion Years on the Pothole Trail, 10:30 a.m. at the Pothole Trail sign. Join Walker and hike back in time to see the geological wonders formed over the last billion years.

Watchable Wildlife Around Lake O’ the Dalles, 1:30 p.m. at the lake side of the Beach House. The lake should be particularly photogenic as the leaves turn on this one-mile hike. Discover what makes the lake unique and watch for signs of wildlife that live there as well.

Saturday, Oct. 1

“If the River Could Talk ...” 10:30 a.m. at the Summit Rock Trail sign.

Hear some of the fascinating history of the St. Croix River Valley on this scenic hike to the summit with the naturalist.

Pondering the Potholes and Other Glacial Wonders, 1:30 p.m. at the Pothole Trail sign. Join Walker for a relaxing hike on the Pothole Trail while learning about the makings of Interstate Park’s wonders. Bring your camera for a spectacular fall view of the river gorge.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35, just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. Call 715-483-3747. Or visit their Web site at www.friendsofinterstatepark.org and like them on Facebook for more information and upcoming events.

dental poisonings of children. Pharmacist David Hopp has graciously agreed again this year to sort the items and separate any federally controlled substances, such as narcotic painkillers. All controlled substances will be handed over to law enforcement for proper disposal. Illegal drugs, needles, sharp objects, IV bags or other blood-contaminated materials will not be accepted.

Residents concerned about privacy may remove or color over names on prescription medicine containers before turning them in, but please leave the name of the medication intact so the pharmacist knows what is in the bottle. A growing body of research indicates that hormones and drugs that mimic the effects of hormones are interfering with reproduction in fish. The chemicals can disrupt their endocrine systems, which produce hormones that regulate reproduction and development.

If you wish to dispose of computer equipment or appliances, the Spooner recycling site accepts these items year-round for free. We ask that you please bring these items (computers and appliances) to the recycling site (where most of these items are accepted for free) instead of the hazardous waste event. The Spooner recycling site is located behind the Northwest Regional Planning Commission building at 1400 South River St. (Hwy. 63).

Hours of operation are Wednesday 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Please note there is a cost for televisions and DVD, VCR, DVR players, etc. Currently, miscellaneous electronics such as stereos, adding machines, etc., are not accepted for disposal at this site and can be placed in your regular garbage. The only items accepted at the recycling site are items which are banned from the landfill including: computer equipment, faxes, scanners, copiers, TVs, and other video players such as DVD players, VCRs, and DVDs. Please call Jen for more info at 715-635-2197, or e-mail her at jbarton@nwrpc.com.

Also accepted the day of the collection, for a fee, are oil filters and fluorescent lightbulbs. However, you do not need to wait until a HHW collection event to dispose of fluorescent bulbs, oil filters or batteries. Burnett and Washburn counties currently have five full-service recycling sites where these materials are accepted yearround. Please call Jen at 715-635-2197, or e-mail her at jbarton@nwrpc.com for questions on where to dispose of tires, appliances, oil filters, fluorescent lightbulbs, computers, batteries and motor oil.

Examples of items not accepted at this special collection event include: latex paint (is non-hazardous and should be dried out and disposed of in your regular garbage), dried out latex paint cans (these are also garbage), alkaline batteries (currently are not accepted in our region for recycling, dispose of in regular garbage), ammunition, explosives, asbestos, and used motor oil. Call Jen for locations that accept used oil, or call your local service garage.

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Festival’s Featured Artist ST. CROIX FALLS – At Festival Theatre, for every production there is someone behind the scenes who is in charge of making sure everything in the show happens as planned. That person is Festival’s stage manager and facilities supervisor, Peter Weber. If you are sitting in the front rows of the theater, look up and back as the lights go down and there you will see Weber, sitting in the soft glow of the light and sound panel, watching everything that happens in the house.

Currently in his fourth season at Festival Theatre, Weber is now a full-time member of the staff.

Weber grew up outside of Eureka, north of St. Croix Falls. While in high school, he became involved in technical work for the theater, quickly and spontaneously getting involved at Festival in 2006. Past productions in which Weber served as stage manager include “Once Upon a Mattress,” “Seussical,” “Red, White and Tuna,” “To Fool the Eye,”

“ S y l v i a , ” “Crimes of the Heart,” “Four by Two,” and “You’re a Good Man, Charlie B r o w n . ” Although he would be hardpressed to choose a favorite, Weber Peter Weber does hope to someday be a part of another Tuna play at Festival.

“Darrell and Christian were just so funny,” he reminisced. Weber developed his artistic vision at Northland College where he graduated this past spring with a degree in studio art with a minor in history. He also enjoys black-and-white photography and printmaking, and in 2009 he attended the Southern Graphics Council Conference in Pennsylvania, Weber is a voracious reader and has recently taken up playing the banjo.

Weber’s Festival initiation was to

Talking trees and beaver spooks – all is normal again!

Even us gnomes, I have to admit, were a bit rattled by the windstorms of summer. Now that I’m 325 years old, I should be settling into old age gracefully, sliding as we do toward our 400th year or so, then taking our last trek toward the sunset. Little did I suspect having to locate new, firmer trees in which to take up residence; that said, the wife and I have found a nice, new, old sentinel tree near Forts Folle Avoine from which to base our lives again. To use the old cliché – things are getting back to normal.

Seems that’s also so for the folks at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, except the “normal” there isn’t exactly, well, other people’s normal. Let’s see, now, their normal includes educational, fun offerings that entertain while informing. And about the past, at that.

Tall order, but they seem to accomplish that and then some.

Take, for example, the program offering on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. ‘til noonish, the site will host the annual meeting of the Burnett County Historical Society. The event includes a brunch, a program, and the organization’s yearly business meeting. New officers will be elected, and then ... the highlight of the day will focus on a talk by retired county forester Phil Stromberg. He will outline for the audience his vision of Burnett County’s forests—past, present and future- discussing the challenges inherent in managing forests for recreation as well as timber harvests and maintaining the fragile ecological balance required to do so successfully. Titled simply, “The Trees of Burnett County,” the talk is free and all are welcome to take in this special program, made more poignant by the gales of

watch and learn a show during one rehearsal, then open it the following day.

Since then, he has not lost his immediate dedication and commitment to theater.

Says Weber, “I think my jump into the ‘deep end of the pool’ was a good start.

Being a stage manager makes me happy!

I love being behind the scenes and seeing and attending to all the unseen workings of a show.” Danette Olsen, executive director at Festival, said of Weber, “He is a fantastic stage manager with a critical eye for safety, detail and completion. He is attentive, smart, fun and has a great artist’s eye, a wonderful gift to find in a stage manager. However, the thing I value most of all is that Weber strives to be such an excellent teammate and communicator. It’s an absolute honor to have him on our management team at Festival.”

Says Jaclyn Johnson, Festival’s associate artistic director, of Weber, “As the stage manager, Weber makes sure rehearsals run according the schedule and ensures we achieve all that is planned each day, and he sees to proper prepara-

tion and execution of each performance.

He is tireless in his attention to detail and his dedication to quality theater. As a staff member, his work ethic and kindness continue to shine. He is quick to lend a hand whenever needed and laughs in the face of late-night work calls. His quirky sense of humor and interest in creating beautiful art make him an incredible asset to our artistic team. We are so lucky to have him.”

Weber’s work as stage manager and his very first lighting design credit can be seen when the Youth and Family Series production of “The Hobbit” opens on Saturday, Sept. 10, and plays through Friday, Sept. 23. For more information, to order tickets or join the Festival Theatre mailing list, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002.

You may also send an e-mail to info@festivaltheatre.org or use the theater’s Web site, www.festivaltheatre.org, for tickets or additional information.

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early July, which caused Stromberg’s first presentation to be cancelled. Now that it’s rescheduled, it promises to be even more relevant given the windborne damage to our forests this summer.

Also in the realm of the educational mission of the Forts, the interactive tours of the reconstructed fur trading site and woodland Indian camp continues in September on weekends. Fall is an especially nice time to enjoy these tours, minus the heat and humidity of the summer. And it’s the time when the fur traders themselves would be arriving in the early 1800s. After obtaining new trading supplies, the canoe crews would head inland from Lake Superior with new goods for another season of trade with the Ojibwe Indians of the “Folle Avoine” (wild rice) area, as it was known.

The prospect of winter brings on images of warm quilts, and on Sunday, Sept. 18, the site will host a special program on quilts. Scheduled to run from 1-2:30 p.m., it will be presented by local quilting expert Carole Fure, and promises to cover all angles of this dying art.

Finally, on Saturday evening, Oct. 8, the Forts presents a rousing blend of theater, music, and fine dining as the Beaver Club fur trade celebration comes

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Raising toasts, feasting and celebration are among the storied traditions of the Beaver Club dinners at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park. This year’s gala banquet is scheduled for the evening of Saturday, Oct. 8. Other upcoming events include a rescheduled presentation: “The Trees of Burnett County” Saturday, Sept. 10, and a program on quilting Sunday, Sept.

18. – Photo submitted to life in the visitors center. While each year’s program is based on the traditions started when the city of Montreal was North America’s fur trade capital, much of the event is spontaneous and appropriately raucous, in keeping with the days of yore when fur traders would let off steam after spending long winters away from what they deemed “civilization.” Great explorer-traders joined the Beaver Club and, if they were in Montreal, attended the dinners.

While the Beaver Club is well-known to re-enactors who portray the fur trade years at historic sites such as Forts Folle Avoine, modern people could perhaps use a guide to the evening’s rites and festivities. Such a personage will be present this year in the form of a character portraying a fictional ghost of Beaver Hall. This veteran of fur trade customs, lore, and tradition will guide the Beaver

Club diners through the various customs and rites which prevailed at every Beaver Club dinner.

The Beaver Club evening is built around a feast of many courses, and each is escorted into the hall with bagpipe music, as would be the case at the original Beaver Club functions. The event provides a rousing peek into the past. Tickets are limited, however, but can still be obtained from the Forts office by calling 715-866-8890 or going online to www.theforts.org.

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on CTH U, three miles west of the Hwy. 35/CTH U intersection in Burnett County’s Yellow Lake region.

Weekend tours will be ongoing through September.

Signed, Woodswhimsy

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Local couple talks about 9/11, a day they experienced in Washington, D.C.

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff reporter WEBSTER - Harriet Rice and her husband, Arne Ardell, sat in the comfort of their living room just outside Webster, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4, one week before the 10th anniversary of that terrorfilled day, Sept. 11, 2001. The horror of that long-ago day was reflected on their faces as they recalled where they were and how they found out what was happening.

On that morning, Rice got up and prepared to leave for an overnight trip to Colorado Springs, Colo. At the time she was in charge of public relations for the World Class Athlete Program, a program designed to highlight talented experienced military athletes as they prepared for Olympic competition. She was heading to Colorado to do a story about the program, traveling with her deputy public affairs officer, Doug Ide. Their flight was to leave sometime between 10 a.m. and noon from Washington, D. C.’s Reagan National Airport.

Ardell dropped the two off at the airport. As they were walking down the concourse, Rice spotted a group of people around a television set. As she went by she saw a building, smoke coming out of it. It looked as if the building was on fire.

Then, as they got closer to their gate, Rice looked out the window and saw a plume of smoke coming over the tarmack. She didn’t think much about it - airports often did trial fires here or there.

Five minutes later there were security people all around the concourse, telling everyone to leave the airport, that it was being evacuated.

Rice and Ide still didn’t know what was going on, but they followed the instructions and left the airport building, walking about one-quarter mile to the Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was there they learned what had happened - that an airplane had flown into the side of the

Too close for comfort

After retirement from U.S. Army employment, Harriet Rice and Arne Ardell moved to Webster, Ardell's hometown. Ardell was worried that California-raised Rice wouldn’t like the Wisconsin weather. To the contrary, she loves where they now live, including the weather. – Photos by Nancy Jappe unless otherwise noted Pentagon.

“We were in disbelief,” Rice recalled.

Ardell hadn’t put the radio on in the car as he drove to the apartment the two had rented in Alexandria, Va. He stopped at a McDonald’s to get a cup of coffee, and there found out what was happening. He rushed back to the apartment, all the time wondering where Harriet was and what was happening with her. Luckily she had a government-issued cell phone with her, and was able to reassure him that she and Ide had gotten to his car, parked away from the airport, and were on their way to the apartment. What normally would have taken them about 20 minutes took them about two hours that day. Ide ended up staying overnight with the Ardells at the apartment.

Rice’s boss had been at the Pentagon for

View of smoke from the Pentagon as Harriet Rice and her deputy public affairs officer, Doug Ide, walked from Washington’s Reagan National Airport to Crystal City after being evacuated from the airport and all flights being grounded. The two had been about to depart on a business trip to Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. - Photo by H. Rice

This framed picture on the wall in the Ardell home in Webster shows the Order of the White Plume, the highest award Arne Ardell and his wife, Harriet Rice, could receive after their years of employment with the U.S. Army. Both of them were given this honor at retirement.

a meeting that day. Although they worked for the Army, their office was not located in the Pentagon. He had left the meeting for a short time to use the bathroom, thus missed being in the room when the plane hit, saving his life. Three men they knew who were in the room, retired Service Officer Gary Smith, Max Beilke, the last U. S. service personnel to leave Saigon via helicopter; and Lt. Ben. Timothy Maude, lost their lives.

Rice’s boss was forced to crawl along a wall to get away from the destruction, and wouldn’t talk about the event for a long time afterward.

At that time, Rice was involved with the U.S. Olympic Committee preparing for the 2002 February Olympic competitions in Utah. She coordinated the press releases and the sending of someone from her office to cover the soldier athletes who were participating. The Olympic Committee had sent out a request for volunteers to work at the Olympics. Rice was to have worked with the curling competition in Ogden, but had to cancel out on that because of the 9/11 aftermath. Also as the result of that day, she extended her employment for another few years, and the time following 9/11 was a hectic period for her.

She worked on the development of a crisis communication plan for families that included answers to a number of questions families would ask. A telephone bank was set up to receive phone calls.

This collage of photos shows U.S. Army athletes with whom Harriet Rice worked as part of her employment for the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center. Two of the soldiers shown here were on the U.S. Olympic bobsled team which won a medal at the Winter Olympics in Utah in 2002.

Harriet Rice and her husband, Arne Ardell, sat in the comfort of their home as they remembered Sept. 11, 2001, and their careers with the U.S. Army in the Army’s Community and Family Support Center, a little-known program that provided all types of support for military families.

There was a need to explain to media what her unit was doing to support families and answer questions about what was going on with deployed soldiers. A lot of the material Rice developed at that time now rests in the Military History Museum in Carlisle, Pa. When Rice retired from military service, she carried a GS-13 rating. Her title was public affairs officer for the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center.

Ardell retired in 1994 with a GS-12 rating and the title of youth sports director (plus a few other duties added in). Both of the Arnells were given the Order of the White Plume, the highest honor they could be given.

Arne grew up in Webster, and graduated from Webster High School in 1955.

He is the nephew of Lela Aubert, the woman known as the “cookie lady” of the Webster Village Board for the plates of cookies she always brought to board meetings. He and Rice, a native of Santa Barbara, Calif., met in Frankfort, Germany, in 1979. As they became acquainted, they discovered that their careers had been on parallel tracks, with Arne being a numbers person, and Harriet a words person with a college degree in English.

Arne credits former Webster Mayor Stub Burford with paving the way for his job for the U.S Army. His application was short a point and a half from being at an acceptable activity level. Burford wrote a letter describing Ardell’s activities that made it possible for him to be hired as a a base-entry-level career-conditional employee for a three-year probationary period.

Arne’s jobs through the years included officiating sports activities (baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, etc.) and providing officials for military sports activities throughout the world. Both he and Harriet worked for the military during the Gulf Wars. When they both retired, they came to Webster to live and enjoy the beauty of their north woods home.

As to their reaction to the events of Sept.

11, 2001, Arne expressed his abiding sense of anger for the type of human being who would perpetuate such an event. “As long as I live, I will never forget it,” he said, adding his sympathy for the families who have to live with it. His hope - that whatever needs to be done will be done to keep events like this from happening again.

Harriet doesn’t have any desire to watch the media coverage about 9/11.

“It’s like Pearl Harbor - you’ll always remember it,” she said. “Hopefully nothing similar or worse is going to happen. I am just afraid that people will get too complacent. We need to protect ourselves, and be strong in our nation and democracy, protect our way and stand up for our place.”

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Craft fair

Voyager Village

Nine-year-old Mika Schmidt of Plymouth, Minn., was intrigued by an eagle head necklace at one of the many booths featuring handmade items at the Voyager Village Craft Fair.

Two-year-old Alexis Lindgren, visiting with her family all the way from Los Angeles, Calif., got a scream out of swinging the handmade hammocks at the Voyager Village Craft Fair Sunday afternoon.

Sarah Quinn seemed mesmerized by the shiny mirror mobiles at one of the craft fair booths.

Eight-year-old Jackson Dvorak of Osceola didn’t seem bugged a bit being caught picking out a butterfly net at this Voyager Village Craft Fair booth Sunday, Sept. 4.

Atop her dad Greg’s sturdy shoulders, Izzy Martineau was enjoying the best way to travel and view the Voyager Village Craft Fair last Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4.

Gavin and Roman Eastin, whose family has a cabin near Webster, were only too happy to pose for a picture with their perfect Voyager Village Craft Fair purchase, the always-popular marshmallow shooters.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

These colorful flipflops wall hangers, a reminder of summer fun, were just some of the cool items on sale at the Voyager Village Craft Fair last weekend.

Beautiful early-fall weather was perfect for visitors to browse the over 100 booths at the Voyager Village Craft Fair held at the Voyager Village Community Center last weekend.

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Inventory changes often at Harvey Allen Outdoors

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – A definite feel of fall was in the air as visitors arrived at the grand opening of Harvey Allen Outdoors, Grantsburg’s newest outdoor used-sporting-goods store.

Once through the door, the feel was one of a fun place to shop with owners Charlie Slater, his wife Lisa, daughter Estee and friend Bianca Stevens welcoming guests as new friends to their store that features all sorts of used outdoor sporting goods.

After selling their home in Bloomington, Minn., last October, the Slaters moved to the Trade Lake area and started looking for a place to warehouse the spa-equipment-distributing business the couple started and have run for the past 20 years.

Eventually they found the building west of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70 that once housed the former Call of the Loon gift store.

“We were looking for something to fill a little time and got the idea to build a few deer shacks and fish houses and put them out to sell along the highway,” explained the Slaters of how their business evolved.

At the same time, Lisa, seeing how beautiful the storefront of the building was, got another idea; why not use the space to start a used-sporting-goods store.

“I looked around at all the surplus sporting goods my husband, dad and brothers had and thought, someone could put this stuff to good use. Other people must have sporting equipment they

Charlie, Estee and Lisa Slater stood in front of the sign for the family’s new business, Harvey Allen Outdoors. The used-sporting-goods store is located two miles west of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer weren’t using anymore, too, that could be enjoyed. We could give people a place to shop for good, used stuff at cheaper

Charlie, Estee and Lisa Slater stood in front of one of the custom-made Ice Castle ice-fishing and hunting houses they sell at the family’s new business, Harvey Allen Outdoors. The used-sporting-goods store is located twp miles west of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70.

Estee Slater, Harvey Allen Outdoors manager and salesperson Bianca R. Stevens had fun getting Hwy. 70 drivers attention atop a deer stand during the store’s Labor Day weekend grand opening.

used sporting goods, the Slaters will continue to make handmade deer-stands and offer customers do-it-yourself deer-stand kits.

They are also proud to be selling what can only be described as hunting and icefishing dream quarters, Ice Castle custommade fish and hunting houses made in Montevideo, Minn.

The Slaters also own the Jewel Day Spa in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., that Lisa will continue to operate.

Between trips to the Trade Lake home, they’ve owned for the past 15 years and making frequent visits to Lisa’s parents, longtime Frederic residents, Dave and Char Goeman, the Slaters are no strangers to the area and are now enjoying living in the area full time and becoming part of the community.

Their goal with Harvey Allen Outdoors is to build quality deer stands and fish houses that the local hunters and fishermen will appreciate and send in the neighbors and friends.

They want the used-sporting-goods business to be a resource for the community to sell their used items and to be a huge savings to them for the items they need. When it all comes together, they hope to have a business that creates 10 to 15 jobs for the Grantsburg community.

They have been coming here for 24 years, owned their home here for 14 years and have always enjoyed the community.

They are glad to be residents now and look forward to retirement in say, 20 years.

Harvey Allen Outdoors is located two miles west of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70 and is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more info go to www.harveyallenoutdoors.com

prices.”

Harvey Allen, named in honor and remembrance of the Slater’s first grandchild, who died during childbirth, opened and started accepting used goods in August.

The Slaters' daughter, Estee, decided to take a break from college and move here, too, for the chance to work with her dad.

“It’s going to be fun working with my dad and meeting all the new people coming in the store.”

Estee will be running the store and also selling the sporting goods through the Internet.

“As it turns out, we figured the supply for used sporting goods would be more than the demand for the community, so we market many of the items on the Internet, increasing our market to match the supply," said the Slaters. “It works out great for everyone because it gives the surrounding communities a place to sell their used items usually in storage or taking up space. These are folks who do not want to deal with selling the items themselves and would rather have the cash than just donating them. In turn, we keep our prices low in the store which is a huge benefit to the community to get some items they need at a fraction of the cost of new.”

“One of the neatest things for customers is that the inventory changes weekly," said Lisa, looking around at the walls filled with merchandise. “People who’ve Lisa Slater showed customers the interior features of an Ice been in the store before stop Castle ice-fishing house. The custom-made houses, made in back and say, that wasn’t Montevideo, Minn., have all the amenities, including lights here last time I was here.” above the ice-fishing holes.

In addition to selling good,

Visitors to Harvey Allen Outdoors found a fun place to shop for used sporting goods as they were welcomed by salesperson, Bianca Stevens, store manager, Estee Slater, and mascot, Kermit, during the store’s grand opening celebration Labor Day weekend.

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Flowers at the fountain greet visitors traveling east on Main Street. - Special photo

Coon Lake Park: A village jewel

by Gary King Leader editor FREDERIC - In Frederic’s earliest years - more than a century ago - Coon Lake was as inviting as any scenic Northwoods lake, but the enjoyment of the lake took a back seat to industry.

Tree trunks were guided through the water to a sawmill on the shore and cut into lumber which was loaded onto railroad cars for shipment to retail outlets.

It provided many of the community’s residents with a livelihood during a relatively short-lived lumber era.

Today the 54-acre lake is the recreational show piece of a village with seven commmunity parks - and the work that makes it accessible and popular comes from an aggressively active parks board.

Timothy Smith used one of his last days of summer vacation to fish off the boardwalk/pier that runs the entire length of Although somewhat of a secret to the thousands of vacaCoon Lake’s south shore. Built with the help of a DNR grant, the ramp addressed the vision of safely connecting the east and tioners traveling north and south on the busy Hwy. 35, just west park areas and an eventual walking circle of the park. Higher water levels this summer have made the dock a perfect plat- a few blocks west of the lake, Coon Lake Park has gained a form for anglers. - Photo by Gary King reputation in the region for being a jewel among community recreational areas.

A playground, shelter, bandstand, a softball field and basketball and tennis courts are featured on the west side of the park, and on the east side - nestled against 80 acres of community forest - are a camping/picnic area, boat landing and ski trails. A boardwalk featuring fishing piers connects the two sides of the park, built with a 50-50 DNR grant in early 2008.

Last summer, low lake levels discouraged some anglers, but with the water level at full level this summer, the fishing has been constant, as has use of the park.

“We’ve been taking census (with help from park caretakers) at Coon Lake to get a feel for our usage,” noted parks board member Maria Ammend. “It’s great for grant writing - and I think oftentimes surprises people on how much the park is actually used.”

Serving on the current parks board with Ammend are Rebecca Harlander (chairperson), William Johnson IV, Jeff Butler and Ginny Clausen.

The Frederic Parks Board and Frederic Arts Some of the projects they’ve been working on are: Board teamed up to commission this unique • Teaming up with Frederic Arts Board to commission a Members of the Frederic Teen Book Club worked hard recently to com- park bench created by local artist Jack Route piece of public art. The bench in front of the Frederic Arts plete some painting projects at Coon Lake Park, including a revitalizing of of Red Iron Studio. - Special photo building, across from Coon Lake, created by Jack Route, the horseshoe pits. - Special photo owner of Red Iron Studio, will eventually find a place inside the park boundaries.

• Planting trees. The park board received another Urban Forestry Grant this past year and planted 14 new trees within the community.

• Repainting and repairing the boards of the community ice rink. Inside boards at the rink are painted with motivational words and designs - part of the 40 Attributes of a Healthy Community project. The project will be completed this fall with help from Northwest Passage III clients.

• Buckthorn eradication - this fall the second phase of a three-year plan to eradicate the invasive species - will take place.

• A study by the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department on the water quality and biological integrity of Coon Lake is taking place.

• The hunt to replace an aging aerator for the lake.

It’s been another busy year for the parks board, and those wishing to support them and keep up to date on projects can visit fredericwi.com/parks where you can also access the The park area on the east side of Coon Lake includes a picnic/camping area, boat board’s Facebook page.

landing and ski trails. At right? - Special photo

The fishing pier rebuilt by the tech ed class at Frederic Schools (R) became a popular fishing spot on Coon Lake this summer. The pier’s deck was replaced with composite deck material and the metal parts were refinished. The project was made possible by grant money. With the water level rising substantially this summer, the pier was relocated to along Lake Avenue, giving easier access to residents of the Sunrise Apartments. – Photo at left by Gary King, photo at right submitted

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"The Hobbit" opens Sept. 10 Rehearsals are nearing completion at Festival Theatre where a multiage cast is preparing for the next Youth & Family Theatre production, “The Hobbit,” which opens on Saturday, Sept. 10, for two weeks of public and school performances. The show is part of Festival’s arts education initiative and includes two morning matinees open to schools and home-school families. Festival’s Youth & Family Theatre program is dedicated to exploring excellent children’s literature that has been adapted for the stage. In this case, one of the world’s most famous adventures, “The Hobbit,” was adapted by Joe Wiener and Bill Perron specifically for Festival Theatre. A total of 21 youths and young adults from throughout the central St. Croix Valley are participating in this production including Emmelie Dabill, Daniel Ebensperger, Dawson Flaherty, Ellie Frischmon, Mikey Frischmon, Kasey Heimstead, Jasper Herman, Lucy Herman, James Hillstead, Sam Hoefler, Philip LaPlante, Abby Marek, Eli Marek, Ella Middleton, Noah Neault, Jeremiah Peer, Olivia Peer, James Peterson, Dajonai Rohlf, Hunter Teasley and Samantha White. “The Hobbit” has a production team that includes Gina Bonin, assistant director, costume properties design; Jaclyn Johnson, production coordinator; and Peter Weber, stage manager and lighting design. Public performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23, along with Thursday and Sunday matinees on Sept. 15, 18 and 22. Single tickets are $13.50 for adults and $8.50 for youth. A limited number of matinees are available to school groups for field trips. To learn more about opportunities for school groups, call Pam Koch at the Festival Theatre box office 715-483-3387. Use the theater’s Web site www.festivaltheatre.org for tickets or additional information. Shown above (plucky dwarves lead the way) are (L to R): Jasper Herman, Dajonai Rohlf, Olivia Peer, Lucy Herman, Samantha White, James Peterson, Kasey Heimstead, Hunter Teasley and Noah Neault. - Photo submitted

Register now for The River’s Edge: A Writer’s Workshop ST. CROIX FALLS - Join the National Park Service and Denise Sweet, writer, professor emerita and Wisconsin Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2008, for The River's Edge: A Writer's Workshop. This free workshop, two sessions, is an opportunity to learn more about the unique nature of the St. Croix River and how to use this knowledge to create descriptive and powerful poems.

The theme of this workshop focuses on rivers – the power of rivers in the natural world, how rivers and culture become re-

I’m a little late, but happy September.

This is the season when the leaves start to change and, oh wait, that is already happening. The storm of July has left us with a lot of brown leaves. I wonder if we will have an Indian summer? It seems as if we have not had a real Indian summer for quite a few years.

Would be nice to see some bright yellow, red and orange to cover up the brown. Coming from the south from Frederic there is one place where the colors always seem so much vibrant than other places. I love autumn. Well, I guess I just love the change of seasons. That is why we live in Wisconsin isn’t it? It is nice to travel to warm climates when winter rages here, but still, I always want to get home. You know the feeling, it is always nice to sleep in your own bed again.

It occurred to me that our mattress is 20 years old. That could be part of my back problems, but somehow I just can’t part with it. I suppose we could put a more firm one on top of this one and soon we would be like “The princess and the pea.” Don’t remember that story? Ask one of your youngest kids, they will tell you. I love the old nursery rhymes and stories and even the jump rope chants we used to have. I guess when you get older it is silly to read those stories over and over, but “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” have been told for centuries and Winnie the Pooh always give me a warm fuzzy when I read them to my grandchildren and now my great-granddaughter. Speaking of reading, the book everyone is talking about is “The Help.” I loved it and from what I hear not many people didn’t like it. It seems like anyone I talk to is reading it or has read it. It is sad and it is funny, it is deep and it is light.

Seems to have all of the makings of a book most people would love to read.

There is a lesson there too, for some of us who need it.

Had a visit with Kalea and Madelyne, my granddaughter and great-granddaughter, last weekend. What a happy baby. I have a picture of Denny “Grandpapa” feeding her and she is looking at him with such admiration, or wait, that may be such a look that says, “You are so funny or strange. I have not

flections of each other, and the individual sense of place that can be found in these waters.

The workshop will be held Mondays, Sept. 12 and 19, 6 to 8 p.m. each day. The first session will feature a presentation about the historic and fragile Stillwater Islands, an area laced with narrow, tree-covered sand islands and lined by steep limestone bluffs. Workshop participants will visit the area via pontoon boat.

The second session will be held at the St. Croix River Visitor Center in St. Croix

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Barb Blodgett figured out which.” I love the video of the twin boys talking their language and seeming to carry on a conservation.

I am a firm believer that babies have their own language and understand each other. Kalea says “dada dada” over and over. Madelyne tries to get her to say “mama mama.” I think they both mean the same thing and the baby has just not mastered the putting together the lips thing yet. She has mastered the mean look though. Lowering her head and looking at you out of the tops of her eyes looks to me like she is asking “Are you talking to me?” Who ever said it first has nothing over this baby. She defiantly has the look.

I can hardly handle the calls that are coming in for people to volunteer.

Not! Not one call from someone saying they would drive now and then. I should not make that sound so bad, I did run into some people who said they would help. We did get some great help with the incoming wood from the storm. People are helping by bringing in what they have cut up or going with Denny to pick up and cut up some wood. We are lucky, we have some volunteers we can always count on. One man actually had the nerve to say he could not be here the day his wife was giving birth. I have not heard from him so I still don’t know if it is a boy or girl.

Speaking of volunteers we are lucky that some of the people we have had from Restorative Justice come back to help. Some have jobs during the week and still come on weekends. Some have not found jobs yet, and still are here on weekends. Most people in our little part of the world have big hearts and if someone needs them, they are there. Of course after the storm, everyone had their own cleanup to do. I hear the National Guard is coming to help clean up the roadways and where there is high chance of fire. People doing any burning, better be careful. The danger is

Falls. Sweet will present on the “Poetry of Place.” Writing exercises will be provided to explore the art and craft of poetry and to prime the imagination for poetic expression. Participants will be encouraged to share their poetry and offer peer response.

The workshop is free. Space is limited and registration is required. Participants should plan to attend both sessions. For additional information or to register, call 715-483-2274. The registration deadline is Saturday, Sept. 10. there and I don’t want to look like Texas. Isn’t that terrible down there?

Time to count our blessings although some think they have few. Some of those people have nothing left. My former son-in-law saved some lives from a burning house recently. Very brave, but you certainly have to be careful. You could end a victim of the fire if you don’t know what you are doing.

We are avid watchers of “America’s Got Talent” and “Dancing With The Stars.” Once you get hooked on these shows it is hard to give them up. There isn’t the drama of some of the others, but there is actually talent, or in some cases, attempts at talent. We go to bed early so I miss my old favorites, like “CSI.” Now I have to see them in reruns in the summer or heaven forbid, miss them all together. Simon Baker of the “Mentalist” is so adorable, I love to watch him. The show could be really dumb and I would watch just to see him. Yes, even at my age I know “cute.” I just read where a couple married and he is 97 and she is 92 and he said he married her because he loved her and she was so cute. See, knowing “cute” never seems to go away. Sometimes cute and beautiful is inside and it is a good idea to acquire the ability to see that too. People have such kind hearts, it is wonderful to know them.

People who have kind hearts and love in their soul make me feel good and always leave me with a smile. Somehow they have a way of making you feel better about yourself if you get to know them. They make the not-so-nice people make your “not feeling too good” not so bad. Did that make any sense?

Maybe if you read it over and over it will.

We have Christmas for Kids coming up soon. This and the Heat a Home project are the two big things on our calendar. Heat a Home just needs people to help split and deliver. Christmas for Kids needs a lot more help. New toys, new clothes and new money (or even “Old Money”) will do. This year our list of kids is going to be bigger than ever. Think Christmas starting now!

We have places to store clothes and toys and the bank will still let us put donations in the account for the children. I

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a unit of the National Park System, was established by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968. It is one of a group of eight rivers in the country that first received this recognition. For 255 miles, the St. Croix River and its tributary, the Namekagon, flow through some of the most scenic and least developed country in the Upper Midwest.

For additional information on the Riverway, please visit www.nps.gov/sacn. from SCNSR am already looking for sales. I am not sure of the dates for distribution of the gifts, but I think it is later than it has been in recent years. Wish I could figure out a way to see the children’s faces when they get the toys they wanted. I remember when clothes were not such a big thing when you got them for Christmas, but now kids like clothes even when they are younger. The styles and characters are important and I have trouble keeping up. Thank heavens the stores can usually put me in touch with the latest brands and styles for even the little ones.

On to a completely different subject. I hope it is nice this week, I want to clean out my van. You know, the old french fries and potato chips and soda cans.

That is just from Denny and the guys. I don’t even have children to clean up after. Just big children who don’t mind a dirty car. I mind a dirty car. I remember when we got the van, I said, this is going to stay clean for sure. That was until someone spilled his coffee between the seats. And someone left a shake in the back pocket of the seat and do you know that after a while those things leak. I have car-size trash bags in the car, but nothing ever makes it into those. A clean car is important to me.

Unfortunately, it is not important to everyone. Don’t even get me started on Denny’s truck. That is a “Man’s” truck and that means oily rags and mismatched work gloves and sweat towels and I won’t ride in that truck. I won’t ride in the dump truck even if I could step up into it. Heaven knows what is in there. I am not going to find out unless I have someone with a rodent trap or bat net with me. Never mind, I am never going in there. The chances are slim to none.

On that note, I will close. Back to bed for a nap before I get up to really start my day. Enjoy the cool weather.

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Co-op to award $1,000 scholarships for community service CENTURIA – Just in time for a new school year, Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative announces that applications are now available for the Polk-Burnett Community Service Scholarships. Up to 10 recipients from the Class of 2012 will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship to continue their education after high school. Scholarship candidates are also invited to participate in an essay contest to win a trip to

Washington, D.C. Polk-Burnett scholarships are based on community service, rather than academic grades, athletic performance or financial need. Candidates are required to submit a community service resume and essay. In addition, candidates must be the legal dependent of a Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative member.

“This is our opportunity to recognize

ital credits not used for scholarships are forfeited to the state. Applications are available at local high schools, Polk-Burnett offices in Siren and Centuria and online at www.PolkBurnett.com. The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.

For more information call 800-421-0283. – from Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative

Rachel's Challenge comes to Webster

Cole Strilzuk completes Conservation Corps service BALSAM LAKE - Cole Strilzuk of Balsam Lake recently completed a summer of service with Conservation Corps Minnesota, working on Superior National Forest trails. From June through August, 48 Conservation Corps young adults improved hiking, portage, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ATV and interpretive trails in the forest.

Strilzuk led a crew of four other AmeriCorps members, completing projects along Superior Hiking Trail, Sugarbush Mountain Biking Trail, Angleworm Hiking Trail, Hoist Bay and other locations.

Corps members cleared and maintained more than 122 miles of trails, completed 7,671 feet of tread work and installed 3,000 feet of boardwalk, 157 steps, 65 drainage features and seven bridges.

Crews worked and camped in eight-day stretches, accomplishing priority projects directed by the U.S. Forest Service. After long workdays, crews prepared their own meals and engaged in outdoor recreation.

The seasonal trail program, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, began in summer 2009 and will continue through summer 2012.

Conservation Corps programs provide hands-on environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities for young adults, age 18 to 25, while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management and emergency response work. Beside marketable job skills, corps members receive professional certifications in chainsaw safety and first aid. After completing their service term, participants receive a

the sons and daughters of members who have made a difference in the lives of others,” said Joan O’Fallon, scholarship facilitator. “Since 1987, Polk-Burnett has awarded more than $390,000 to high school seniors, according to our cooperative principles.”

Polk-Burnett scholarships are funded with unclaimed capital credits and do not affect electricity rates; any unclaimed cap-

WEBSTER – On Monday, Sept. 12, the students at Webster Middle and High School will take part in Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for one of the most life-changing school programs in America.

The goal of Rachel’s Challenge is to inspire, equip and empower every person to create a permanent positive culture change in their school, business and com-

munity by starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion.

That evening, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., in the Webster High School cafetorium, the Rachel’s Challenge speaker will be conducting a powerful session with parents and community members. This session is similar to the assembly program and ends with a specific challenge to parents and community members, showing them how they can reinforce the decisions their youth are making. All parents and community members are encouraged to attend this program. - submitted

Meet the winners Rosemary Peck and teacher Miss Harrison were the winners of the Meet the Teacher Day event at Dresser. A winner was chosen at each grade level at elementary schools in Dresser and St. Croix Falls by the Parents of the Elementary Saints group. Other winners were: pre-K: Khloe Bertram and Mrs. Hoff; first grade: Ella Wilmar and Mrs. Dyzak; second grade: Ella Waterworth and Mrs. Pope; third grade: Emma Cooper and Mrs. Trombley; and fourth grade: Colten Snyder and Mr. Clark. Staff winners were treated to a fun box of 3M office products and the students received Saints gear. - Special photo

Cole Strilzuk led a crew of four other AmeriCorps members, completing projects along Superior Hiking Trail, Sugarbush Mountain Biking Trail, Angleworm Hiking Trail, Hoist Bay and other locations. – Photo submitted Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for college or student loan expenses.

For more information on Conservation Corps programs call 651-209-9900 or visit www.conservationcorps.org.- submitted

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH???

Menu LOCATION Tastries.

SEPTEMBER 12 - SEPTEMBER 16

MONDAY

TUESDAY

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

Muffin.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

BREAKFAST Yogurt & crackers.

LUNCH Barbecue pork, sweet potato fries, apples OR turkey salad.

BREAKFAST Waffle snacks.

LUNCH Chili-cheese wrap, assorted toppings, peas OR beef-taco salad.

FRIDAY Pancakes.

BREAKFAST

FREDERIC

LUNCH Roast beef on a bun, cheese sauce, winter mix OR chicken-taco salad.

LUNCH Chicken salad on whole-grain pita, lettuce salad, grape tomatoes OR tuna salad.

GRANTSBURG

LUNCH Rib tickler on a bun, vegetable beef soup/crackers, mini carrots/dip, sliced peaches, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Chicken fajitas w/fixings, baked rice, refried beans, pineapple tidbits, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Ham & cheese stacker, buttered noodles, mixed vegetables, fresh pear, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Tater tot hotdish, lettuce salad, sliced carrots, ice-cream bar, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Brunch for Lunch: French toast, sausage links, hash browns, juice, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Mashed potato bowl (with popcorn chicken), gravy, corn, fruit sauce.

Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut holes.

LUNCH Taco Tuesday, hard or soft shells, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/egg muffin.

LUNCH Chicken patty on a bun, tater tots, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.; Hamburger, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut.

LUNCH Spaghetti hotdish, hot buns, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Hot dog, hash browns, baked beans, fresh fruit. Alt.: Hamburger, 712.

SIREN

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, garden harvest rice, green beans, veggies, applesauce. Alt.: Turkey wrap.

BREAKFAST Mini pancakes, juice and milk.

LUNCH Sub sandwich, soup/crackers, shredded lettuce, peas, oranges & apples. Alt.: Hamburger.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Tater tot hotdish, Tostitos, lettuce, corn, pears. Alt.: Ham wrap.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, oven potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, banana, peaches.

Alt.: Lasagna.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Dragondippers, dunkers rice, w/spaghetti sauce, Pizza corn, carrots, peas, veggies, fresh celery, pineappleapplesauce, tidbits, banana. fruit.Cook’s Alt.: Cook’s choice.

Alt.: choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal bar, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Brat on a bun, french fries, baked beans, pineapple. Alt.: Ravioli.

BREAKFAST Waffles and fruit.

LUNCH Hot ham & cheese on a bun, macaroni salad, green beans, strawberries. Alt.: Veggie wraps.

BREAKFAST Scrambled egg w/slice of toast.

LUNCH Lasagna, lettuce salad, garlic toast, carrots, pears. Alt.: Turkey croissant, broccoli-cheese soup.

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfait, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, peas, spicy apple slices. Alt.: Sub sandwich.

BREAKFAST Pretzel and cheese.

LUNCH Grilled cheese, tomato soup, veggies & dip, peaches. Alt.: Tuna sandwich.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfait.

LUNCH Meatball subs, mixed vegetables and fruit.

BREAKFAST Breakfast bites.

LUNCH Tacos or chicken fajitas with fixings, chips or soft shell and fruit.

BREAKFAST Egg & ham combo.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, butternut squash and fruit.

LUNCH Baked potato bar with toppings OR beef barley soup with veggies, PBJ, applesauce.

LUNCH Baked chicken, seasoned noodles, California blend veggies, pears.

LUNCH California cheeseburger, bun, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITY

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Barbecues, hash browns and fruit.

WEBSTER

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, seasoned rice, carrots, pineapple.

Pancakes.

LUNCH Pizza calzone, corn and fruit.

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches.

LUNCH Nachos, refried beans, corn OR ham salad.

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OBITUARIES

Eternal

Perspectives Blessed are the merciful

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When Jesus walked the earth, people learned quickly about his merciful acts.

Dozens came running to him, crying “Have mercy on me, Lord!” And he always did. He healed 10 lepers.

He raised a sick girl and Lazarus from the dead. He cast out demons that tormented people. He showed mercy to those who asked and to those who did not.

What does it mean to be merciful? The Oxford Dictionary says mercy is “kindness or forgiveness shown toward someone who is in your power.” Kindness, a part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit, and forgiveness are important characteristics of God that he wants us to pass on to others.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Does that imply we should be merciful so we will receive mercy in return? Yes, but only in the sense that showing mercy gives us feelings of joy and satisfaction knowing we’ve helped someone and knowing it’s the right thing to do as a follower of Christ.

Being merciful isn’t always easy, though. When someone is impatient with us, it’s sometimes easier to shout back than to be patient with them. When we see someone hurting, we may tend to turn away because we have something “more important” to do. When we have been slandered or misrepresented, we sometimes take offense and even retaliate.

Neither does mercy always come easy for us when it applies to the mistakes people make. I think back to when I felt impatient with my young kids as they charged headlong into a mistake after I had told them the “right way” to do something. When they messed up, I felt like yelling, “I told you so!” And if I didn’t say it aloud, I pasted a smirk on my face so they got the idea. Can you relate? As a more mature adult, I still find it isn’t always easy to deal with boneheadedness—even though I act like a bonehead at times.

Fortunately, mercy is evident all around us. We see and hear about acts of kindness from and to strangers.

We marvel at the mercy some people show to those who don’t deserve it. Yet, should we marvel? As Christians we’re supposed to always show mercy as Jesus did. He’s our perfect example.

Lord, thank you for your unending mercy toward us.

Open our eyes to those who need mercy and teach us how to be merciful as Christ is to us. In his name we pray, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com.

Glen E. Soper

Dorothy M. Soper, 83 of Milltown, Wis. passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at the Amery Regional Medical Center from complications of ailing health and with her loving family at her side and just two hours prior to the passing of her loving husband Glen of 64 years.

Dorothy was born on Jan. 3, 1928 in Grantsburg, Wis., the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Hanson) Berg.

Dorothy had worked at the Duncan Yoyo Factory in Luck, Wis. and also a housekeeper for many families in the Polk County area. She enjoyed gardening, working outdoors, canning food, the occasional auction and spending time with her family and her friends. Dorothy was a member of the Milltown Lutheran Church.

Dorothy leaves to celebrate her memory, children; Dennis (Veronica) Soper, Balsam Lake, Wis., Dave (Charlyn) Soper, Anoka, Minn., Lois (Mark) Gustafson, Osceola, Wis., six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sister; Pearl Peppenger, Frederic, Wis., brother; Russell (Mary) Berg, Frederic, and many other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers.

Funeral service will be held at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. Pastor Nanette Hagen Hinck will officiate and music will be provided by Cheryl Peper.

The family will greet visitors from 5 p.m. until the time of service at 6 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at the Milltown Cemetery. The family would like to invite their guest to return to the church for fellowship and a meal after the cemetery service.

To express online condolences for the family please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Glen E. Soper, 87 of Milltown, Wis. passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at the Amery Regional Medical Center from complications of ailing health and with his loving family at his side and just two hours after the passing of his loving wife, Dorothy, of 64 years.

Glen was born on May 30, 1924 in Park Falls, Wis., the son of Frederic and Mabel (Wilson) Soper. Glen had worked various jobs in Polk County.

He worked at Millers Hardware in Milltown and later in life he became a bus driver and school custodian for the Unity School District until retiring in the late 1980s. He was a longtime member of the Milltown United VFW Post 6856 and an active member of the Milltown Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling to Canada with his friends, neighbors and family.

Glen leaves to celebrate his memory, children; Dennis (Veronica) Soper, Balsam Lake, Wis., Dave (Charlyn) Soper, Anoka, Minn., Lois (Mark) Gustafson, Osceola, Wis., six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sister-in-law; Alma Soper, Chester, Mont. and many other loving family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.

Funeral service will be held at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. Pastor Nanette Hagen Hinck will officiate and music will be provided by Cheryl Peper.

The family will greet visitors from 5 p.m. until the time of service at 6 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at the Milltown Cemetery with military honors. The family would like to invite their guest to return to the church for fellowship and a meal after the cemetery service. To express online condolences for the family please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Donald Arthur Leigh Donald Arthur Leigh was born Sept. 22, 1939 in Frederic, Wis., to Lavina Elvera Johnson Leigh and Donald Arthur Leigh and went to be with his Savior on August 26, 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Raised in Frederic Wis., Don graduated from Frederic High School (1957), Taylor University, Ind. (1961) and Gordon Divinity School, Mass., (1964).

Don was ordained with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Throughout his pastoral career he consistently gave himself to serve in positions of leadership in his denomination.

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Pastor Leigh served as senior pastor of First Evangelical Free Church in Colorado Springs and later as chaplain of Elim Care Home in Princeton, Minn. He returned to Frederic to serve again as senior pastor of Frederic Evangelical Free Church until his retirement.

In his retirement he served as visitation pastor at First Evangelical Free Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., and continued to serve on the Board of Directors of Voice of Truth Ministries.

Don’s greatest joys were Jesus Christ, Judy, and their family. Don and Judy celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on Aug. 11. Don was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren, who survive him. Don’s unwavering love was evident toward his daughter and son, Susan Leigh (Dan ) Brooks of Bloomington, Minnesota, and Steven Donald (Kelley) Leigh of Woodland Park, Colorado. A very special place his heart was reserved for his grandchildren, Jamison Louis and Catherine Elise Brooks, and Andrew Arthur, Tyler Stephen, Isaac Evans, and Lucas Martin Leigh.

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Donald H. Hansen Donald H. Hansen, 82, longtime resident of Danbury, died Sept. 4, 2011.

Visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 8, 5 – 8 p.m., at the Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster.

Services will be held Friday, Sept. 9, 3 p.m., with visitation from 2 – 3 p.m., at the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Howard L. Chouinard Howard L. Chouinard, 66, Grantsburg, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, Sept. 1.

He was born April 11, 1945, to Emery and Violet Chouinard. He grew up in Eureka and attended school at St. Croix Falls, where he was an avid wrestler. He graduated in 1963 and then pursued a job in Rockford, Ill., where he learned the trade of machining.

His greatest life accomplishment was taking his learned trade and starting his own business. He was co-owner and master machinist of A-1 Machine in Frederic for 20-plus years.

On Aug. 22, 1990, he married Sandy Peterson. Together they started their life in Eureka, and after 10 years, they moved north to the Trade River area. They enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling and four-wheeling together. Some of Howard’s favorite pastimes included tinkering in the garage, cutting wood, driving Fords and being a Packer fan.

Howard was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Richard.

He is survived by his wife, Sandy; sons, Darryl Chouinard and Dion (Denise) Chouinard, Bob Peterson, T.J. (Erin) Peterson; brothers, Bart Chouinard, Steve (Linda) Chouinard; and sister, Angie (Ron) Simmons; mother-in-law, Elvira (Don) Johnson; 10 grandchildren and many other relatives.

Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. – noon, at the Edling Funeral Home in St. Croix Falls. Interment will immediately follow the visitation at the Wolf Creek Cemetery.

The Edling Funeral Home, St. Croix Falls, was entrusted with arrangements.

Donald C. Moody Donald C. Moody, 87, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Frederic Nursing Home.

He was born Jan. 1, 1924, to Frank and Ethyl (Carlson) Moody, Frederic. He attended Frederic High School, where he played basketball and boxed. Don served in the Army Air Force and spent some of his service time in India. He married Lois Sederlund on Oct. 17, 1946, when they eloped to Pine City, Minn. He and Lois farmed near Clam Falls, where he enjoyed being the catcher for the Clam Falls baseball team. They later moved to Alaska and lived there for nine years, where Don worked doing construction and mail delivery. Next they moved to Bloomer, where they owned and operated a hotel/resturant/bar. They returned to the farm at Clam Falls to raise their two sons. They farmed near Centuria for several years and once again returned to Clam Falls to retire. Don enjoyed visiting with people as he sold the vegetables they grew in their huge garden.

Some of the activities he enjoyed were Sunday afternoon golf outings with his two sons and also playing any type of cards with his children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and anyone else who wanted to play. Don was an avid Minnesota Viking fan, which he was teased about constantly from family and friends. He enjoyed watching any type of sports that happened to be playing on TV. You knew you were truly loved if you were ever called Sunshine, Tupydoo or Pumpkin, as he had many nicknames he enjoyed calling people. He enjoyed when company came over to visit and he liked to laugh at the practical jokes he played.

Don will be greatly missed, remembered and loved by his wife, Lois; son, Rodney (Jackie) of Clam Falls; daughter-in-law, Donna of Clam Falls; grandchildren, Shannon (Kelly) Davis of Rockford, Ill., Chris (Stephanie) Moody of New Richmond, Jason (Eva) Moody of Siren, Jessica (John Stoeklen) Bowen of St. Croix Falls, Jody (Heidi) Moody of Siren and Jeanine Moody of Clam Falls; 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Don was preceded in death by his son, Larry; parents; brother, Erling; and infant daughter, Darcell.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m., at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, with Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt officiating.

OBITUARIES Margaret G. Olson

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Margaret Gladys Olson, 74, resident of Frederic, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at the Burnett County Medical Center in Grantsburg.

She was born Oct. 29, 1936, to Charles and Myrtle Mansfield in the Town of Dewey. Margaret attended McCarty School in Hertel. She graduated from Shell Lake High School in 1955.

On Nov. 22, 1969, Margaret married Donald Olson.

She spent many years waitressing and caring for other families children.

Margaret was preceded in death by her infant grandson, Joshua Olson; step-grandson, Bryan Madsen; and infant sister, Dorothy Jean.

She is survived by her husband, Don; daughter, Sandy (Larry Wendelschafer) Olson of Frederic; son, Mark of Jordan, Minn.; stepchildren, Roger (Joanne) Olson of Bird Island, Minn., Renae (Jeff) Jansen of Amery and Ronda (Alan) Madsen of Frederic; 13 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sister, LaVone Soholt of Spooner; brother, Leonard Mansfield of Siren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church in Trade Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com or www.wicremationcenter.com . Please continue to check the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Fred L. Kurtz, 60, a resident of Webster, died Aug. 29, 2011, after a long hard battle with cancer.

Fred was born in a car on the side of the road near St. Croix Falls on March 15, 1951, to August and Darlene Kurtz. He grew up attending school in Cushing and later St. Croix Falls.

He married Roxanne Nelson to which a daughter, Kimberly was born. They were later divorced. In 1989, he met and married Delores.

They lived in Grantsburg a while before moving to Webster. Fred worked hard all his life. He was a dairy farmer and construction worker for a number of those years. He also worked at auctions as a set up person. Most importantly, he was a husband, father, grandpa, brother, son, son-in-law, uncle and friend to many. He will be sadly missed by everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him, and his little dog Baby Fiesty.

Fred enjoyed many things during his life hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and playing cards. His favorite pasttime was spending time with his family and friends. He was willing to help anyone with anything he could.

Fred was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, sister Bonnie, along with other family.

Fred is survived by his wife, Delores; children, Kimberly Kurtz, Michael (Alex Simon) Fickbohm and Christopher (Jenna) Fickbohm; grandchildren, Sierra, Tyler, Breanna, Hunter, Harrison, Tori, Tara and Randon Lee; sisters, Kathy (Sam) Owen, Irene (Merle Kaldenberg) Kurtz and Jane (Dennis) Meyer; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 2, at SwedbergTaylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel, with Gene Olson officiating. Interment followed at Wolf Creek Cemetery in Sterling Township, Polk County. Pallbearers were Andy Meyer, Sam Owen Jr., Ralph Britton, Michael Fickbohm, Christopher Fickbohm, Adam Memmer, Terry Britton and Floyd Frazee. Honorary pallbearers were Tyler Hall, Hunter Fickbohm, Harrison Fickbohm and Randon Fickbohm.

Online condolences can be made at www.swedbergtaylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren, was entrusted with arrangements.

Henry A. Rasmussen Major General Henry A. Rasmussen, 95, Bettendorf, Iowa, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Henry A. Rasmussen was born in 1915, in Siren, to Jens and Laura Rasmussen.

He married Sylvia J. Wysocki of South River, N.J., in 1946.

She died Sept. 16, 1993. From 1995 on, his associate was Mary C. Trafford of LeClaire, Iowa. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., and George Washington University, also of Washington, D.C. Rasmussen served 31 years with the U.S. Army in grades from second lieutenant to major general. World War II service included duty in Panama, North Africa, Italy, India and China. His last military assignment was commanding general, U.S. Weapons Command with station at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. He retired in December 1972. After retirement, he was associated with the Mel Foster Commercial-Industrial Co. until 1993. Decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, awarded for service in Vietnam in 1967, ’68 and ’69.

He was campaign manager for a year for the United Way of the Quad Cities and later was president of that organization for a year. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bettendorf, and a life member of Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be expressed to Maj. Gen. Rasmussen’s family by visiting his obituary at www.WeertsFH.com There will be no visitation or funeral services.

A private service will be held at the National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill., where military honors will be presented

by Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 299. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or to the American Red Cross.

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Nora F. Searles Nora F. Searles, 96, Town of LaFollette, died Aug. 31, 2011.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Lakeview United Methodist Church in Hertel. Interment follwed at Lakeview Cemetery, Hertel.

A full obituary will be published at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Warren Beyl Warren Beyl, 85, passed away on Sept. 1, 2011, at the St. Croix Falls Regional Medical Center.

Warren was born to Ernest and Olga Beyl on June 3, 1926, in Taylors Falls, Minn. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.

He grew to manhood in St. Croix Falls, on the family farm, working with his parents dairy farming and operating a milk bottling and delivery business.

Warren married Marjorie Youngren in 1950 and became a member of Fristad Lutheran Church. In 1952, he and his wife purchased a dairy farm north of St. Croix Falls and also continued with the dairy delivery service until he sold it in 1968. Warren worked full time on the farm. In the late 1970s, he took a position with the U.S. Postal Service, serving as a rural mail carrier. He retired from the post office to continue farming.

Again in 2004, he went back to work for the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail until his death. All of his life, he was active on the farm.

Warren served as a director of the St. Croix Memorial Hospital, was a member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture of Polk County, Cushing Co-op Board member and drove for Interfaith Caregivers.

Warren greatly enjoyed his fishing trips to Canada and Alaska. He served the Lord and the church as a council member and participated on many other committees, always enjoying making improvements to the church.

He was preceded in death by parents, Ernest and Olga; brother, Doyle Beyl; brother-in-law, David Savre.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; children, Tom (Lorrie) of St. Croix Falls, Gayle Adler (Scott) of Clifton, N.J., and Steve (Jodie) of St. Croix Falls; sister, Nancy Savre of Cyrus, Minn.; grandchildren, Shannon and Cory Adler and Kami Loberg; stepgrandchildren, Cassie Vogt, Andy Mueller, Justin, Jerred and Austin Coleman; greatgrandchildren, Bailey Loberg, Avery and Griffin Vogt; sister, Nancy Savre; sister-in-law, Jean Beyl; special extended family, Diane and Jim Lechman and their children; many relatives and friends.

Funeral service was Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Fristad Lutheran Church in Centuria with Pastor Mel Rau officiating. Interment was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eureka. Pallbearers were Cory Adler, Ross Lechman, Matt Lechman, Bobby Savre, Larry Johnson and Norman Franke. Honorary pallbearers were Dorothy Sveback, Kirk Lehmann, Andy Mueller, Bruce Paulsen, Mari Giossi, Mary and Greg McGlothlin.

The St. Croix Valley Funeral Home, St. Croix Falls, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Dianna Lynn Dinger, 45, passed away on July 12, 2011, in Kingman, Ariz.

Dianna was born Nov. 24, 1965, to Blaine and Mary (Blattner) Dinger in River Falls.

Dianna graduated from the Winslow High School in Winslow, Ariz., in 1983. She was involved in speech and drama, student council, member of the honor society and school photographer. Also while attending high school, Dianna was an exchange student in Japan, sponsored by Mitsubishi Motor Co. She graduated from Mohave Community College in Kingman, Ariz., in July of 2009 with certifications in phlebotomy, medical records assistance and medical insurance, and in December of 2010 with an associate degree as a medical assistant. She was a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Dianna had a love for animals, especially cats. She loved reading, movies, camping and horseback riding.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Ann (Blattner) Swanty; grandparents, Roy and Dorothy Dinger, William and Janet Blattner; and uncle, Robert W. Blattner She is survived by father, Blaine (Carolyn) Dinger of Tulsa, Okla.; stepfather, Martin Swanty of Kingman, Ariz.; stepbrother, Cody (Donnita) Swanty of Kingman, Ariz.; aunts, Judi (Rick) Dutton of Gilbert, Ariz., and Sharon Dinger of Loon Lake, Wash.; uncles, Dick (Bobbi) Blattner of Osceola, Curtiss (Sandi) Dinger of Onalaska, and Norman (Beverly) Swanty of Paulden, Ariz.; cousins, Robert (Kaycie) Olson, Ashley and Christopher Blattner, Cody Martin and Shelby Swanty, Anthony and Cameron Baker, Reanna Daily and Mckennah, Audrey and Carter Olson.

Dianna is at peace now and will be greatly missed by family and friends.

A graveside committal will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Balsam Lake Cemetery in Balsam Lake.

Memorial services were held in Kingman, Ariz.

For more information please contact the Kolstad Family Funeral Home or visit us a www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements

Jerome Robert Larson, 83, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, in Palm Springs, Calif., surrounded by his family.

Jerry (affectionately known as J.R.) was born Aug. 23, 1927, in Racine, to Ernest and Gladys Larsen.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Canal Zone.

Jerry attended the UW-Stout, where he played basketball and earned an undergraduate degree. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

On June 21, 1952, he married Phyllis Ann Patch in Kimberly.

Jerry was a career educator in the Luck School District, beginning in 1951 as an industrial arts, science and driver’s education teacher. In 1973, he became the junior/senior high school principal, retiring in 1987.

Jerry was very involved in the Luck community. He served as a village board member and a Scout leader. He was the first co-chair of the Winter Carnival parade and later a Winter Carnival grand marshal. He was active in his church, Luck Lutheran, and president of the men’s club. He served on the Polk County AIDS Advisory Council, Luck Lions, Luck Commercial Club (vice president), and was a WIAA basketball official for more than 30 years and football official for 15 years. He was elected for two terms to the WIAA Advisory Council.

After retirement, Jerry and Phyllis spent winters in warmer climates and visiting with friends. Jerry also loved to play golf and attend and follow sporting events.

In 2008, they moved permanently to Palm Springs, where they spent time traveling, biking, enjoying their time by the pool and sunny days.

Those who knew Jerry the best remember him sitting on the front porch waving at everyone that went by, his many trips downtown for coffee with his friends, the endless teasing he took and gave with love, his constant puttering in the yard, and the numerous times that he said, “I love you” and reminded us that in the most difficult times keep your head held high and move forward.

Jerry is survived and loved by his wife, Phyllis; sons, Robert (Terry) and Todd (Matthew); daughter, Suellen (Ross); grandchildren, Jeff (Alyse) and Jennifer; sisters, Shirley (Dick) and Karen (John); dogs, Kensi, Mara and Sarge; and cat, Brenda.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Gladys Larsen; and one brother, Tom Larsen.

Jerry’s larger-than-life presence is missed. His laugh, smile, warm heart, gentle guidance and his genuine positive outlook on life will carry on with those who love him so much.

A memorial service was held in Palm Springs, Calif., and a brief service will be held at the Luck Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., and a reception to celebrate Jerry’s life to follow at the Luck Lutheran Church.

Michael L. Miller Michael L. Miller, 27, a resident of Danbury, died Aug. 28, 2011.

Michael was born on July 11, 1984, to George and Cheryl Miller. He grew up in the Siren area, graduating from Siren High School in 2003. Michael enjoyed music, playing video games and loved animals. His favorite thing to do was going fishing.

Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents; and sister, Karen Miller.

He is survived by his parents, George Miller and Cheryl Dolezal; his siblings, Ed Miller, Emily Doezal, Deborah Miller, Susan Miller, George Miller, Kevin Miller and Cynthia Miller; along with other relatives and friends.

A funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 2, at SwedbergTaylor Family Funeral Home with Father Mike Tupa officiating. Interment followed at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in the Town of Scott, Burnett County. Casketbearers were Ed Miller, Emily Doezal, Dave Sipley, Jason Kirby, Ryan Larson and Al Sobiak.

Online condolences can be made at www.swedbergtaylor.com.

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Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

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CHURCH NEWS

Marriage teaches us to accept our spouses imperfections Q: I’m single and have a deep faith and a wonderful family. My problem is that every time I find a wonderful guy and he wants to marry me, I want something more and break it off. What advice can you give me?

Juli: Your situation brings up a very important question about expectations and what constitutes “settling” in marriage.

On the one hand, there are certain aspects of a relationship and a potential spouse on which you should never compromise.

These include character issues, the quality of your communication and trust, and holding to a similar faith. Frankly, if you have concerns about any of these areas, you probably shouldn’t be in a serious dating relationship with that person.

If, on the other hand, the guy you are dating has great character and shares your faith, you have a strong foundation to begin asking the question, “Am I ready to spend the rest of my life with this person?” That’s an intimidating question that could cause you to be a little too myopic.

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Through the commitment of marriage, you learn to love beyond what you receive and embrace through the other’s weakness. That’s the wonderful beauty of a lifelong love, but it also may be what is keeping you from saying, “Yes.” The intimacy of marriage will reveal not only your potential spouse’s vulnerability, but yours as well.

You mentioned that you have a wonderful family. You may want to look to them, and to good friends, as sounding boards. Do they say things like, “Wow. He’s a great guy. Why did you let that one go?” If so, maybe the problem lies in your own fear of commitment and what marriage may demand of you. If that’s not the case, keep looking, growing and praying.

••• Q: My wife and I have been happily married for three years, but we do have some pretty good arguments. I think it often comes down to simple miscommunication. Other than getting a degree in interpersonal dynamics, is there any way

to help defuse these situations?

Jim: Even the most blissfully in-love couples are going to butt heads. No degree will help you avoid that. Men and women are just wired differently: That said, Dr. Harold Arnold, a counselor and relationship coach, has developed a great tool to help couples overcome their communication challenges. It’s called the G.R.A.C.E. model.

The “G” in G.R.A.C.E. means give your spouse the benefit of the doubt. When conflict arises, keep calm and don’t assume your spouse is trying to push your buttons.

“R” means risk being honest. Arnold says that without trust, spouses tend to protect themselves by not being vulnerable. As husbands and wives, we need to take the risk of sharing our needs with one another.

The “A” is a reminder to accept your spouse’s feelings at face value. Take time to listen. If your spouse is angry, try to understand why.

Believe it or not, the “C” stands for complain. But in this case, it means complain without criticizing. Wives can and should be honest without tearing their husbands down in the process. Similarly, if a husband is frustrated with something his wife is doing, he should say so. But he should do it without resorting to personal attacks.

Finally, the “E” in G.R.A.C.E. stands for

embracing your differences. You and your wife will never see everything eye to eye, and that’s OK! Opposing viewpoints can actually enhance marriage, rather than tear it down. The key is finding a way to meet in the middle.

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Siren Assembly of God Siren

Dixieland and dinner at St. Peter's Lutheran this Sunday

LUCK – The church service at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church will be conducted by the Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band, this Sunday, Sept. 11, playing

DRESSER - Christian Women’s Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept.

19, at The Boulevard in Dresser for a luncheon.

a wide array of music with the Dixieland sound. Following the service, there will be a meal of barbecue pork and beef brisket with all the trimmings, complete with a

best-baked-beans contest. The festivities begin at 9 a.m.

Everyone is invited to attend. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is located at 1614 CTH

Endeavor to grow

The special feature will be a talk by Vern Larson from the board of Endeavors, an adult development center, titled “Growing is our Mission.” Lisa Schultz will pro-

vide music and also speak on “A Sanctuary in Suffering.”

The cost is $8 inclusive. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling

B, on top of the hill, one mile north of Luck off Hwy. 35. - submitted

Carrie at 651-257-4741 or Velda at 715-8575573. - with submitted information

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 Duane Lindh

HAULING

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Topsoil • Track Hoe 715-554-0526 Frederic, Wis.

Printers & Publishers Office Supplies

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

R&S TRUCKING

LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS

Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

WEBSTER

ALPHA

CUSHING

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

BASS LAKE LUMBER

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed

• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP 1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Dan Dowling, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 715-689-2467

Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

WILD RIVER FLAGS Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

SIREN

Churches 6/11

FREDERIC

OLSEN & SON

Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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ChurchDIRECTORY Directory CHURCH ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC

609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY

Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Keith Radiske Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Education Hour 9:45 a.m. (Starts 9/18/11); Sunday Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws

Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 8:45 a.m. Prayer; 9 a.m. Sun. Schl. & Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS)

Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE

faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 June - Aug. Sun. Worship: Traditional 8:30 a.m.; Comtemporary 10:30 a.m.

Sun., Aug. 21: One Worship Serv. 10 a.m. followed by annual meeting

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Interim Pastor Terry Stratton Sat. Serv. 7 p.m.; Sun. Serv. 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

510 Foster Ave. E. Pastor Ralph Thompson Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Thursday Worship 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Worship 8 & 10 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center

HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.

Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK.

715-857-5411 Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sunday Service: 9 a.m.; All ages Sunday School 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

ST. ANNE PARISH

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN, hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY

7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN

28313 CTH H, A&H Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE

Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

Church Phone 715-866-4111; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sun. Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP

715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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• MOPS for moms and their preschoolers, www.mops.org, 715-5541220, • Multiple Sclerosis support group, Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-28SUPPORT GROUPS AND RESOURCES 2361.

Family Resource Center St. Croix • Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents of children with disabilities or speValley, 715-684-4440, www.frcscv.org. cial needs, 715-472-2002.

Farm Crisis, information, 800-942• Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life 2472.

Care Center, 715-755-2229.

Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

Gamblers Anonymous, Amery - 715- • Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family prob268-6829, Mark; Cameron - 715-234lems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

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MOPS for moms and their pre- • TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882. schoolers, www.mops.org, 715-554• Basic Education for Adults, job cen1220, ter, Balsam Lake, 715-485-3115.

Multiple Sclerosis support group, Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-282361.

Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents of children with disabilities or special needs, 715-472-2002.

Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life Care Center, 715-755-2229.

Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family problems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

Basic Education for Adults, job center, Balsam Lake, 715-485-3115.

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Pancakes at the Forts ‌ now that's livin'

Danbury

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer DANBURY As a final gesture to vacation time, the Webster Lions Club served a pancake breakfast at Forts Folle Avoine Sunday, Sept. 4. As usual, the food was great, and everyone seems to have had a good time.

This young lady takes a bite out of her pancake at the Webster Lions Club pancake breakfast held at the Forts on Sunday, Sept.

4. – Photos by Carl Heidel

Master pancake flipper Tony Rutter made sure the pancakes were just right.

You can always tell when it's good eatin'.

Nobody talks. They just eat.

When it tastes this good, you just have to lick your fingers for every last drop of maple syrup.

Frederic Class of 1951

The Frederic High School Class of 1951 (60 years) got together near Frederic on Friday, Aug. 20. Shown back row (L to R) are: Carol Fischer, Art Johnson, Caroll Erickson, Don Liesch, Dennis Frandsen, Wayne Brooks, Clarence Fenton and Roger Johnson. Middle row: Louise Daeffler Scheffer, Pat Stower Anderson, Oscar Schmidt, George Hunter, Joan Malinovsky Anderson and Trevor Lundeen. Front row: Carol Lundberg Owen, Carol Friberg Sawyer and Frances Peterson Rode. - Photo submitted

A step back into the past Larry and Liz Petersen of Frederic took a step back, into the past, as they drove their horse along the train tracks at the Frederic Depot Museum in the evening after the chicken and craft day Saturday, Aug. 20. A hundred years ago, this is the scene that you would have viewed along side of the depot, when horses were the only other means of transportation, other than the train. Liz Petersen is shown driving. Photo by Larry Petersen

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Coming events

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

SEPTEMBER

MONDAY/12

Amery

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-2-68-0597.

FRI. & SAT./9 & 10

• Compassionate Friends, Tri-County Chapter, grief support in death of a child at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715263-2739.

Amery

THURSDAY/8

Clear Lake

• NARFE 1581 dinner meeting at Village Pizzeria, noon.

RSVP by noon, Sept. 5, 715-268-8618.

Luck

St. Croix Falls

• Silent auction meeting of the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Club at the Luck Senior Citizen Center, 7 p.m.

• Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s “Robin Hood” at the school, 3:30 p.m., 715-472-2152, Ext. 103.

• H.S. Music Boosters fundraiser garage sale, 536 Moody Road. Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

FRIDAY/9

Siren

Frederic

• Six-session hospice volunteer training begins at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Chapel, 715-635-9077.

• NW Regional Writers meet at Sunrise Apts., assignment: Shallow pleasures, 1 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

Siren

• Six-session grief & loss support group begins at the medical center, 4-5:30 p.m., 715-483-0272.

• Scandinavian smorgasbord at Methodist church, 4-7 p.m., 715-349-2204.

• Fish fry and buffet at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

Webster

• Rachel's Challenge program at the high school, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY/13

St. Croix Falls

• Fish fry at the Legion, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Amery

Webster

• Grand opening of Larsen Family Public Library, open house, all day; ceremony 5 p.m., etc.

• Author Michael Perry to speak at community center, library fundraiser, 7 p.m., 715-866-7697.

SATURDAY/10 Amery

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open 8:30 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., 715-268-7390.

Balsam Lake

• Rifle range youth .22 shoot at the gun club. Sign-up 10:30 a.m. Starts at noon, 715-857-5873.

• Polk/Burnett beekeepers picnic/potluck at Mark Adams home, 1607 110th St., 715-268-2268.

Dairyland

• Fire department and 1st responders chicken feed at Cozy Corners, noon, 715-244-3041.

Danbury

• Burnett County Historical Society annual meeting at Forts Folle Avoine, 10 a.m.-noon.

Grantsburg

• Mushroom ID hike at Crex Meadows, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.

• Trade River Free Church’s fall festival. Games, treats and pig roast, 2 p.m.-?.

Osceola

• Wheels and Wings classic car and air show, craft fair; ArtBarn ArtExplosion, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-755-3300, www.MyOsceola.com.

• FFA tractor pull & show. Registration starts at 9 a.m., pull starts at 11 a.m. at fairgrounds.

• Library used book sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Range

• Beef-handling demo and pasture walk at Lynn Johnson farm north of Range, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-268-8778 or 715-635-3506.

• Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-68-7290.

A sun shower produced this double rainbow over Bass Lake near Cushing on Saturday night, Sept. 3. Julie and Ted Herrick said the rainbow appeared to run from the middle of the lake behind their home into the field in front of their house. “Hope it means good luck!” Julie noted.

- Photo submitted

Shell Lake

• Wine tasting at Clover Meadow Winery to benefit the humane society, 2-7 p.m.; car show 3 p.m., 715-866-4096.

Spooner

• Hazardous waste collection at hazardous waste storage site, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-635-2197.

St. Croix Falls

• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378.

• Living Proof Live Simulcast at Alliance Church of the Valley, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 715-483-1100, www.stcroixalliance.com.

• Identifying wild edible mushrooms class at Interstate Park. Call 715-483-3747 to register. 1:30-3 p.m.

• “The Hobbit” opens at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715483-3387.

Frederic

• Antique automobile tour, stopping at the Soo Line Depot/Frederic Area Museum, 9:45-10:30 a.m., 715-3274271 or 715-327-4892.

Grantsburg

• Fall harvest festival at Immaculate Conception. Mass 10 a.m., dinner, music, sales and games, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Global Sing for Peace gathering at the high school auditorium, 2:30 p.m., 715-463-5165 Ext. 202.

Luck

• Rally Sunday and picnic at Luck Lutheran Church, 10:30 a.m. service, 11:30 a.m. picnic lunch, 715-472-2605.

• Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band to perform during worship service time, followed by BBQ dinner, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Rice Lake

SUNDAY/11

• Former NYC firefighter & World Trade Towers survivor to speak at 9/11 ceremony at the city park, 1 p.m.

• 9/11 memorial program; parade and ceremony after at the fire station, 1 p.m.

• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

• 9/11 memorial prayer service at Siren Assembly of God Church, 6:30 p.m.

Amery

Balsam Lake

• Celebration of Hope outdoor community service at East Balsam Baptist, 10 a.m., 715-857-5411.

Danbury

• Benefit for Carol Erickson at the casino, 4-8 p.m., 800238-8946.

From mink coats to stuffed animals to a good romance novel, the annual Siren Lions/Lioness Labor Day yard sale has earned a reputation for being a traffic-stopping event during one of the summer’s busiest weekends. Dozens of volunteers from the Lions and Lioness clubs work all year long to collect, display and sell items, raising thousands of dollars for community-oriented projects. - Photos by Gary King

Osceola

• Free Eating for Your Health seminar at the medical center, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 715-294-4936.

St. Croix Falls

• 3-week hunter’s safety class starts at the Legion, Tues. & Thurs., 6:30-9:30 p.m.

ONGOING

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Every Monday

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery, 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Every Tuesday

Siren

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

St. Croix Falls

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612-205-2321.

• Rally Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with polka music, 10 a.m.

Yard sale of the season

Dresser

• Chronic illness/disability support group will meet Peace Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-755-2515.

Every Thursday

Every Friday

Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 8:15 a.m., 715-268-5408.